4-Hydroxybenzoic acid - CAS 99-96-7

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid (4-hydroxybenzoate) is a monohydroxybenzoic acid, a phenolic derivative of benzoic acid. It is a white crystalline solid that is slightly soluble in water and chloroform but more soluble in polar organic solvents such as alcohols. It could inhibit most gram-positive and some gram-negative bacteria, with an IC50 of 160 μg/mL.

Endogenous Metabolite, Antibacterial

Microbiology/Virology, Metabolism

-4

0.9986

C7H6O3

138.12

OC(=O)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1

-20°C

Ice Packs

Natural Product