General Information of Drug (ID: DMKB9FI)

Drug Name
Benzoic Acid
Synonyms
Phenylformate; benzoate anion; Benzoic acid, ion(1-); 766-76-7; Benzeneformate; Tennplas; Phenylcarboxylate; Benzenemethanoate; Retarded BA; Benzenecarboxylate; Phenyl carboxylic acid; benzoic acid anion; Oracyclic acid; 4-Carboxybenzenide; Benzene formic acid; AC1Q1HDY; AC1Q22CA; AC1L18SS; GTPL4565; DTXSID4043771; CHEBI:16150; BDBM36181; CTK2H9612; WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-M; STL483236; ZINC328578076; NCGC00247905-01; ZB000218; CJ-00025; LS-190261; 3230-EP2374454A1; 3230-EP2372017A1; 3230-EP2316825A1; 3230-EP2316457A1
Indication
Disease Entry ICD 11 Status REF
Alopecia areata ED70.2 Approved [1]
Dermatomyositis 4A41.0 Approved [2]
Fungal infection 1F29-1F2F Approved [3]
Mycoses 1F2Z Approved [4]
Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency 5C50.AY Approved [5]
Peyronie disease N.A. Investigative [6]
Scleroderma 4A42 Investigative [7]
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Drug Type
Small molecular drug
Structure
3D MOL 2D MOL
#Ro5 Violations (Lipinski): 0 Molecular Weight (mw) 122.12
Logarithm of the Partition Coefficient (xlogp) 1.9
Rotatable Bond Count (rotbonds) 1
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count (hbonddonor) 1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count (hbondacc) 2
Chemical Identifiers
Formula
C7H6O2
IUPAC Name
benzoic acid
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,8,9)
InChIKey
WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Cross-matching ID
PubChem CID
243
ChEBI ID
CHEMBL30746
CAS Number
65-85-0
UNII
8SKN0B0MIM
DrugBank ID
DB03793
TTD ID
D0X9RY
VARIDT ID
DR00703
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Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT)
DTT Name DTT ID UniProt ID MOA REF
Ras-related protein Rab-9A (RAB9A) TT958S6 RAB9A_HUMAN Inhibitor [8]

Drug Transporter (DTP)
DTP Name DTP ID UniProt ID MOA REF
Sodium-coupled monocarboxylate transporter 2 (SLC5A12) DTM301H SC5AC_HUMAN Substrate [9]

Drug Off-Target (DOT)
DOT Name DOT ID UniProt ID Interaction REF
6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, decarboxylating (PGD) OTVG296F 6PGD_HUMAN Gene/Protein Processing [10]
Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B1 (AKR1B1) OTRX72TH ALDR_HUMAN Gene/Protein Processing [10]
Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10) OTOA4HTH AK1BA_HUMAN Gene/Protein Processing [10]
Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C1 (AKR1C1) OTQKR4CM AK1C1_HUMAN Gene/Protein Processing [10]
Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3 (AKR1C3) OTU2SXBA AK1C3_HUMAN Gene/Protein Processing [10]
Ferritin light chain (FTL) OTYQA8A6 FRIL_HUMAN Gene/Protein Processing [10]
Ferrochelatase, mitochondrial (FECH) OTDWEI6C HEMH_HUMAN Gene/Protein Processing [10]
Interleukin-8 (CXCL8) OTS7T5VH IL8_HUMAN Gene/Protein Processing [11]
Low molecular weight phosphotyrosine protein phosphatase (ACP1) OTJ9CKLU PPAC_HUMAN Gene/Protein Processing [12]
Myc proto-oncogene protein (MYC) OTPV5LUK MYC_HUMAN Gene/Protein Processing [13]
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References

1 Benzoic acid and its derivatives as naturally occurring compounds in foods and as additives: Uses, exposure, and controversy. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2017 Sep 22;57(14):3084-3103.
2 Benzoic acid production via cascade biotransformation and coupled fermentation-biotransformation. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2020 Aug;117(8):2340-2350.
3 URL: http://www.guidetopharmacology.org Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Oct 12. pii: gkv1037. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2016: towards curated quantitative interactions between 1300 protein targets and 6000 ligands. (Ligand id: 4565).
4 Synergistic effect of antioxidant system and osmolyte in hydrogen sulfide and salicylic acid crosstalk-induced heat tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings. Plant Signal Behav. 2015;10(9):e1051278.
5 Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency: a urea cycle defect. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2003;7(3):115-21.
6 Safety Assessment of Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid and its Salts, and Benzyl Benzoate. Int J Toxicol. 2017 Nov/Dec;36(3_suppl):5S-30S.
7 The intracellular chloride channel 4 (CLIC4) activates systemic sclerosis fibroblasts. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Sep 1;60(9):4395-4400.
8 How many drug targets are there Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6.
9 Sodium-coupled monocarboxylate transporters in normal tissues and in cancer. AAPS J. 2008;10(1):193-9.
10 Keratinocyte gene expression profiles discriminate sensitizing and irritating compounds. Toxicol Sci. 2010 Sep;117(1):81-9.
11 Analysis of interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) expression and release in in vitro reconstructed human epidermis for the prediction of in vivo skin irritation and/or sensitization. Toxicol In Vitro. 2003 Jun;17(3):311-21. doi: 10.1016/s0887-2333(03)00019-5.
12 Synthesis, biological activity and structure-activity relationships of new benzoic acid-based protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors endowed with insulinomimetic effects in mouse C2C12 skeletal muscle cells. Eur J Med Chem. 2014 Jan;71:112-27. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.11.001. Epub 2013 Nov 11.
13 Hydroxamic Acid and Benzoic Acid-Based STAT3 Inhibitors Suppress Human Glioma and Breast Cancer Phenotypes In Vitro and In Vivo. Cancer Res. 2016 Feb 1;76(3):652-63. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-3558. Epub 2015 Jun 18.