Hippurate
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Hippurate (IUPAC name N-Benzoylglycine), with MW =179.1727 and formula C9H9NO3, is a natural metabolite that serves as a general indicator of kidney function. Levels of hippurate ions are a useful measure of kidney function, especially after surgery in patients with renal cell carcinoma (cancer of the kidney).
Alternate names
Hippurate is known by many different names, including the following:
- 2-Benzamidoacetic acid
- Acetic acid benzamide
- Acidio ippurico
- Benzamidoacetic acid
- Benamidoessigsaeure (German)
- Benzoylaminoacetic acid
- Benzoylaminoessigsaeure (German)
- Benzoylglycin
- Benzoylglycine
- Benzoylglycocoll
- Hippuric acid
- N-Benzoylglycin
- N-Carboxymethylbenzenecarboxamide
- Phenylcarbonylaminoacetic acid