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Folic acid

Catalog No. F8890 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 59-30-3 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
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Purity ≥97% Email
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SYNONYMS

Title
叶酸
IUPAC name
(2S)-2-[(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)formamido]pentanedioic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
folate
Synonyms
维生素 M
N-4-[(2-氨基-4-氧代-1,4-二氢-6-喋啶)甲氨基苯甲酰基]-L-谷氨酸
PteGlu

DATABASE IDS

EC Number 200-419-0
PubChem SID 24894979
CAS Number 59-30-3
Beilstein Number 100781
MDL Number MFCD00079305

PROPERTIES

Purity ≥97%
Suitability plant cell culture tested
Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
RTECS LP5425000
German water hazard class 1

DETAILS

Description (English)
General description
Folic acid is a vitamin that is reduced to dihydrofolate in vivo. Dihydrofolate is further reduced tetrahydrofolate, a methyl group shuttle required for the de novo synthesis of purines, thymidylic acid, and certain amino acids.

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