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Pteroic Acid

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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-4,8-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-8H-pteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoic acid
Synonyms
Pyrofolic acid
4-[[(2-Amino-3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino]benzoic Acid
p-[(2-Amino-4-hydroxy-6-pteridylmethyl)amino]benzoic Acid
NSC 14972

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 119-24-4

PROPERTIES

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DETAILS

Description (English)
Pteroic Acid is a constituent as well as a degradation product of Folid Acid (F680300) formed via anzymatic hydrolysis. has been shown to activate the glutamylation of methotrexate by folylpolyglutamate synthetase.

REFERENCES

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  • Iwai, K. et al.: J. Butrit. Sci. Vitaminol., 23, 95 (1981)