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Folic Acid

CHEBI:CHEBI_27470

Definition

An N-acyl-amino acid that is a form of the water-soluble vitamin B9. Its biologically active forms (tetrahydrofolate and others) are essential for nucleotide biosynthesis and homocysteine remethylation.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C19H19N7O6
Molecular Mass
441.39750
Charge
0
SMILES
Nc1nc2ncc(CNc3ccc(cc3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)nc2c(=O)[nH]1
InChI
InChI=1S/C19H19N7O6/c20-19-25-15-14(17(30)26-19)23-11(8-22-15)7-21-10-3-1-9(2-4-10)16(29)24-12(18(31)32)5-6-13(27)28/h1-4,8,12,21H,5-7H2,(H,24,29)(H,27,28)(H,31,32)(H3,20,22,25,26,30)/t12-/m0/s1
InChIKey
OVBPIULPVIDEAO-LBPRGKRZSA-N

Alternative Names

  • vitamin B9
  • (2S)-2-(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzamido)pentanedioic acid
  • Acfol
  • acide folique
  • acido folico
  • acidum folicum
  • Folate
  • folic acid
  • Folicet
  • Folsaeure
  • N-(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoyl)-L-glutamic acid
  • N-[(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)carbonyl]-L-glutamic acid
  • N-pteroyl-L-glutamic acid
  • PGA
  • PteGlu
  • pteroyl-L-glutamic acid
  • pteroyl-L-monoglutamic acid
  • pteroylglutamic acid
  • pteroylmonoglutamic acid
  • vitamin B11
  • vitamin Bc
  • vitamin Be
  • vitamin M

Treatment Applications

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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  • Drug interactions may occur with other medications.

Additional Identifiers

core#notation
CHEBI:27470
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
Wikipedia:Folic_Acid
DRON_00010000
4511

Additional References

Wikipedia:Folic_Acid

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Additional Attributes

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