Hippurate

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Hippurate (IUPAC name N-Benzoylglycine), with MW =179.1727 and formula C9H9NO3, is a natural metabolite that serves as a general indicator of kidney function. Levels of hippurate ions are a useful measure of kidney function, especially after surgery in patients with renal cell carcinoma (cancer of the kidney).

Alternate names

Hippurate is known by many different names, including the following:

  • 2-Benzamidoacetic acid
  • Acetic acid benzamide
  • Acidio ippurico
  • Benzamidoacetic acid
  • Benamidoessigsaeure (German)
  • Benzoylaminoacetic acid
  • Benzoylaminoessigsaeure (German)
  • Benzoylglycin
  • Benzoylglycine
  • Benzoylglycocoll
  • Hippuric acid
  • N-Benzoylglycin
  • N-Carboxymethylbenzenecarboxamide
  • Phenylcarbonylaminoacetic acid
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