Chemical Properties
WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER
Uses
3-Methylhippuric acid was employed as biological marker in studies on occupational exposure to xylene (solvent).
Uses
Α substituted hippurate analog as substrates and inhibitor of peptidylglycine α-hydroxylating monooxygenase (PHM).
Definition
ChEBI: An N-acylglycine that is the 3-methyl derivative of hippuric acid.
General Description
3-Methylhippuric acid is also referred as
m-methyl-hippuric acid. It is major product of xylene biotransformation in urine.