Definition: A member of the VITAMIN B COMPLEX. It used to be common in SUNSCREENING AGENTS until found to also be a sensitizer. The potassium salt is used therapeutically in fibrotic skin disorders.
deficiency: coordinate 4-AMINOBENZOIC ACID /defic (IM) with VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY (IM)
Other names para-Aminobenzoic Acid; p-Aminobenzoic Acid; PABA; para-Aminobenzoate, Magnesium; para Aminobenzoic Acid; p Aminobenzoic Acid; 4 Aminobenzoic Acid; Potaba; Paraminol; Magnesium para-Aminobenzoate; Aminobenzoic Acid
4-aminomethylbenzoic acid [ Amben,PAMBA,p-aminomethylbenzoic acid,para-aminomethylbenzoic acid ] sometimes called 4-AMBA; 4-APAA is an inactive analog; proteinase inhibitors; structure;
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