Anthranilic acid is an aminobenzoic acid that is benzoic acid having a single amino substituent located at position 2.
Definition
Anthranilic acid is an aminobenzoic acid that is benzoic acid having a single amino substituent located at position 2. It is a metabolite produced in L-tryptophan-kynurenine pathway in the central nervous system. It has a role as a mouse metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of an anthranilate.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 0YS975XI6W · registered name ANTHRANILIC ACID · single chemical substance
Anthranilic Acid is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 118-92-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-287-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8020094
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7094
- IUPAC
- 2-Aminobenzoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C7H7NO2
- Molecular weight
- 137.138 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 146~148 ℃
- Flash point
- 150 ℃
- Flammability (solid, gas)
- combustible
- Vapour pressure
- 0.1 ㎩ (@ 52.6 ℃)
- Water solubility
- 3500 ㎎/ℓ
- Vapour density
- 4.7
- Relative density
- 1.412 (@ 20 ℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.21
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 530 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 137.1
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Dye1
- Pigment1
- Intermediate1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- New Anthranilic Acid Hydrazones as Fenamate Isosteres: Synthesis, Characterization, Molecular Docking, Dynamics & in Silico ADME, in Vitro Anti‐Inflammatory and Anticancer Activity Studies · 2023
- Suppression of the allogeneic response by the anti‐allergy drug N‐(3,4‐dimethoxycinnamonyl) anthranilic acid results from T‐cell cycle arrest · 2013
- Study on effect and mechanism of N-(3,4-dimethoxycinnamonyl)anthranilic acid mediated negative immune regulation in mice skin transplantation · 2011
- Allergic contact dermatitis to etofenamate. Cross‐reaction to other nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs · 2008
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis from Etofenamate without Cross-Sensitization to Other Anthranilic Acid Derivatives · 2003
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- IARC carcinogen classification
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- US National Toxicology Program reports
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