Chemical Component Summary

NameN-(4-aminobenzoyl)glycine
SynonymsPara-aminohippuric acid
Identifiers2-[(4-aminophenyl)carbonylamino]ethanoic acid
FormulaC9 H10 N2 O3
Molecular Weight194.187
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESc1cc(ccc1C(=O)NCC(=O)O)N
InChIInChI=1S/C9H10N2O3/c10-7-3-1-6(2-4-7)9(14)11-5-8(12)13/h1-4H,5,10H2,(H,11,14)(H,12,13)
InChIKeyHSMNQINEKMPTIC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count24
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count24
Aromatic Bond Count6

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB00345 
NameAminohippuric acid
Groups
  • approved
  • investigational
DescriptionThe glycine amide of 4-aminobenzoic acid. Its sodium salt is used as a diagnostic aid to measure effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) and excretory capacity. [PubChem]
Synonyms
  • Aminohippuric acid
  • para-aminohippurate
  • PAH
  • 4-aminohippuric acid
  • N-(p-Aminobenzoyl)aminoacetic acid
Brand Names
  • Aminohippurate Sodium Inj Liq 20%
  • Aminohippurate Sodium Pah
IndicationUsed to measure effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) and to determine the functional capacity of the tubular excretory mechanism.
Categories
  • Acids, Carbocyclic
  • Amides
  • Aminobenzoates
  • Aminohippuric Acids
  • Benzamides and benzamide derivatives
ATC-CodeV04CH30
CAS number61-78-9

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Solute carrier family 22 member 2MPTTVDDVLEHGGEFHFFQKQMFFLLALLSATFAPIYVGIVFLGFTPDHR...unknowninhibitor
Solute carrier family 22 member 5MRDYDEVTAFLGEWGPFQRLIFFLLSASIIPNGFTGLSSVFLIATPEHRC...unknowninhibitor
Solute carrier family 22 member 6MAFNDLLQQVGGVGRFQQIQVTLVVLPLLLMASHNTLQNFTAAIPTHHCR...unknownsubstrate,inhibitor
Solute carrier family 22 member 8MTFSEILDRVGSMGHFQFLHVAILGLPILNMANHNLLQIFTAATPVHHCR...unknownsubstrate,inhibitor
Canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter 1MLEKFCNSTFWNSSFLDSPEADLPLCFEQTVLVWIPLGYLWLLAPWQLLH...unknownsubstrate,inhibitor
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Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 2148
ChEMBL CHEMBL463
ChEBI CHEBI:104011
CCDC/CSD LAYCET01, LAYCET
COD 2008147