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Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) is a compound that is an essential nutrient for microorganisms and some animals, but has not been shown to be essential for people. [1]
Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) is a compound that is anessential nutrient for microorganisms and some animals, but has not been shownto be essential for people. [2]
PABA is the shortened name for para-aminobenzoic acid that is often thought of as only an ingredient used in sunscreens, while it is in actual fact a nutritional ingredient as well. [...] Since it is a moiety of PGA, a form of folic acid, some health professionals do not consider it a vitamin, but only a B-complex factor. [3]
Para-aminobenzoic acid; a crystalline para form of aminobenzoic acid that is part of the vitamin B complex, is required by many organisms for the formation of folic acids, and is widely used in sunscreens to absorb ultraviolet light. [...] A crystalline para form of aminobenzoic acid that is part of the vitamin B complex, formerly used in sunscreens. [4]
Information contained on this website is for general information purposes only and must not be used to treat or diagnose medical conditions, and all health problems must be referred to a health care professional. [3]
Larger amounts (such as 8 grams per day or more) may cause low blood sugar, rash, fever, and (on rare occasions) liver damage. [1]
Symptoms of PABA deficiency may include scleroderma (hardening of skin), weeping eczema (moist eczema), skin infections, and patchy pigment loss in skin (vitiligo). [5]
People suffering from vitiligo, over-pigmentation of skin, or without pigment in some spots, have reported an improvement of the skin after more PABA was ingested. [3]
For many of the conditions discussed, treatment with prescription or over the counter medication is also available. [2]
No interactions between PABA and other nutrients have been reported. [1]
Researchers have attempted to discover whether large amounts of PABA would be helpful in various connective tissue disorders. [6]
J Am Acad Dermatol 1983;9:770 [letter]. [7]
Older preliminary reports found that PABA darkened gray hair in a minority of elderly (but not younger) people. [6]
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[1] PABA
[2] PABA - [Alternative Medicine]
[3] PABA information page. All about para-aminobenzoic acid and the role it …
[4] PABA: Definition from Answers.com
[5] 4-Aminobenzoic acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[6] What is PABA?
[7] MotherNature.com - PABA