WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University scientists have mapped the entire pathway plants use to create benzoic acid, a precursor to a number of important compounds. Natalia Dudareva, Distinguished ...

Benzoic acid, the simplest benzene-based carboxylic acid, has been known since the 16th century. One of its discoverers was the legendary clairvoyant Nostradamus. Its most common natural source is gum ...

For decades, researchers have tried to cocrystallize caffeine and benzoic acid. The combination is of interest for potential pharmaceutical applications such as headache treatments. Although ...

Benzaldehyde readily undergoes autoxidation to form benzoic acid on exposure to air at room temperature. Yet it can be formed in high yield from, for example, benzyl alcohol by oxidation using a ...

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has ordered the recall of Hand Flower Brand Soy Sauce due to the presence of benzoic acid, which is a food additive. The agency said in a media release on ...

SINGAPORE - Hand Flower Brand Soy Sauce has been recalled by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) due to the presence of an undeclared food additive that also exceeded the regulatory limit. SFA said on ...

Details concerning the Benzoic Acid combination medication encompass its pricing as well as its availability in various forms, including tablets, capsules, syrups, creams, gels, ointments, liquids, ...

Mostly used as a topical treatment for mild acne since the 1920s, benzoyl peroxide is an antispectic that reduces surface bacteria on skin. It's also an oxidising agent that combats blackheads. It is ...

Hippuric acid, or N-benzoylglycine, is an amino acid derivative found in the urine of herbivorous animals. The name is derived from Greek hippos (horse) and ouron (urine). In 1829, the pioneering ...

A debated food preservative, sodium benzoate is also added to some medications and cosmetics. The WHO has set an acceptable daily intake (ADI), and the FDA allows for a small concentration in foods ...