Medical Definition of P-aminobenzoic acid

1. A factor in the vitamin B complex, a part of all folic acids and required for its formation; neutralises the bacteriostatic effects of the sulfonamides since it furnishes an essential growth factor for bacteria, the utilization with which the sulfonamides interfere; used as an ultraviolet screen in lotions and creams. Synonym: paraaminobenzoic acid, vitamin Bx. Acronym: PABA (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of P-aminobenzoic Acid

ozonospheres
ozonous
ozostomia
Ozothamnus
Ozothamnus secundiflorus
O 2A progenitor
O agglutinin
O antigen
O antigens
O colony
O level
O ring
p
P
p-aminoazobenzene
p-aminobenzoic acid (current term)
p-aminohippurate clearance
p-aminohippuric acid
p-aminohippuric acid synthase
p-aminopropiophenone
p-aminosalicylic acid
p-azobenzenearsonate
P-A conduction time
P-A interval
p-chloral
p-chloroamphetamine
p-chloromercuribenzoate
p-chlorophenol
P-congenitale
p-cresol oxidoreductase

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