PABA Pharm.
(ˌpiːeɪbiːˈeɪ, ˈpɑːbɑː)
Also Paba, paba.
[f. the initial letters of the formative elements of the chemical name.]
= para-aminobenzoic acid.
| 1944 Jrnl. Exper. Med. LXXIX. 337 (heading) Comparison of PABA production by staphylococci (method of Lewis) with the concentration of sodium sulfathiazole required to inhibit in vitro growth of the cultures. 1945 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. LVIII. 262/1 In addition to its activity against typhus rickettsiae, preliminary experiments have shown that paba also inhibits growth of the rickettsiae of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. 1951 A. Grollman Pharmacol. & Therapeutics xxvii. 606 The use of Paba has also been advocated in various ‘collagen’ diseases. 1963 Times 2 May 14/1 (Advt.), Para-aminobenzoic acid..has long been known simply as PABA which, even when pronounced ‘pahbah’ is clinically and aurally acceptable. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. XIII. 244/2 The mode of action of sulfonamides is considered to be an antimetabolite activity, dependent upon the inhibition of enzyme systems involving the essential PABA. |