Salicyluric acid

Salicyluric acid

File:SalicyluricAcid.svg
Identifiers
ChemSpider	9835
ChEMBL	CHEMBL586
Chemical data
Formula	C9H9NO4
Molecular mass	195.2 g/mol
SMILES c1ccc(c(c1)C(=O)NCC(=O)O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C9H9NO4/c11-7-4-2-1-3-6(7)9(14)10-5-8(12)13/h1-4,11H,5H2,(H,10,14)(H,12,13) Key:ONJSZLXSECQROL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Salicyluric acid is the glycine conjugate of salicylic acid and is the primary form in which salicylates are excreted from the body, via the kidneys. The pathway is very similar to the pathway of benzoic acid excretion as hippuric acid.