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white to slightly yellow crystalline powder

α-Hydroxyhippuric acid was used in the synthesis of benzamide by the enzyme-catalyzed dealkylation reaction.

ChEBI: Alpha-hydroxyhippuric acid is an N-acyl-amino acid that is N-benzoylglycine substituted by a hydroxy group at C-2. It has a role as a human urinary metabolite. It is a N-acyl-amino acid, a secondary carboxamide and a N-acyl hemiaminal. It is functionally related to a N-benzoylglycine.