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Preferred Name

aminobenzoate potassium
Synonyms

Potaba

potassium p-aminobenzoate

potassium para-aminobenzoate

Definitions

The potassium salt form of aminobenzoate, with anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic activities. Aminobenzoate potassium increases oxygen uptake at the tissue level and may enhance monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity, which requires oxygen as a substrate. Enhanced MAO activity maybe accountable for the prevention or regression of fibrosis, which may occur due to too much serotonin or too little MAO activity. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C1736" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C1736" NCI Thesaurus)

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000039571

altLabel

Potaba

potassium p-aminobenzoate

potassium para-aminobenzoate

cui

C0032820

C0543464

Date last modified

2006-12-15

definition

The potassium salt form of aminobenzoate, with anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic activities. Aminobenzoate potassium increases oxygen uptake at the tissue level and may enhance monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity, which requires oxygen as a substrate. Enhanced MAO activity maybe accountable for the prevention or regression of fibrosis, which may occur due to too much serotonin or too little MAO activity. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C1736" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C1736" NCI Thesaurus)

Legacy PDQ ID

2225

NCI ID

C1736

notation

CDR0000039571

ORIG STY

Drug/agent

prefLabel

aminobenzoate potassium

tui

T109

T121

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