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Folic acid
- CAS number
- 59-30-3
- Molecular formula
- C19H19N7O6
- Molecular weight
- 441.4 g/mol
About this molecule
Folic acid is a member of the vitamin B family that stimulates the hematopoietic system. It is present in the liver and kidney and is found in mushrooms, spinach, yeast, green leaves, and grasses (poaceae). Folic acid, being biochemically inactive, is converted to tetrahydrofolic acid and methyltetrahydrofolate by dihydrofolate reductase. These folic acid congeners are transported across cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis where they are needed to maintain normal erythropoiesis, synthesize purine and thymidylate nucleic acids, interconvert amino acids, methylated tRNA, and generate and use formate. Folic acid is used in the treatment and prevention of folate deficiencies and megaloblastic anemia.
Source: Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB), via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- (2S)-2-[[4-[(2-amino-4-oxo-3H-pteridin-6-yl)methylamino]benzoyl]amino]pentanedioic acid
- InChIKey
- OVBPIULPVIDEAO-LBPRGKRZSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O)NCC2=CN=C3C(=N2)C(=O)NC(=N3)N
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 112339-08-9 · 112339-32-9 · 32108-06-8 · 6484-89-5
- PubChem CID
- 135398658
Also known as
folic acid · Pteroylglutamic acid · Vitamin M · Folacid · Folacin · Vitamin Bc · PteGlu · Vitamin B9
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