Aminobenzoate potassium

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-010027",
  "term": "Aminobenzoate potassium",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The potassium salt form of aminobenzoate, with anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic activities. Aminobenzoate potassium increases oxygen uptake at the tissue level and may enhance monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity, which requires oxygen as a substrate. Enhanced MAO activity maybe accountable for the prevention or regression of fibrosis, which may occur due to too much serotonin or too little MAO activity.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Potaba",
    "potassium p-aminobenzoate",
    "potassium para-aminobenzoate"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/aminobenzoate-potassium/"
}