Hippuric-acid Definition

Hippuric-acid Sentence Examples

• The glands secrete hippuric acid which passes from the pericardium into the renal organs.

• For this purpose the urine is concentrated and the hippuric acid precipitated by the addition of hydrochloric acid; it is then filtered and boiled for some time with concentrated hydrochloric acid, when it is hydrolysed into benzoic and amido-acetic acid.

• The acid itself is a powerful antiseptic. When administered internally, it causes the appearance of hippuric acid in the urine.

• In the history of polarized light microscopy, one of the most popular chemical compounds studied was hippuric acid.

• Many experts recommend that people with a UTI should drink cranberry juice, which contains hippuric acid that tends to lower the pH (acidify) of urine.