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V900422

Folic acid

Vetec™, reagent grade, ≥97%

Synonym(s):

PteGlu, Pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, Vitamin M

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H19N7O6
CAS Number:
59-30-3
Molecular Weight:
441.40
EC Number:
200-419-0
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
329829830
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
100781
MDL number:
MFCD00079305

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Product Name

Folic acid, Vetec™, reagent grade, ≥97%

InChI key

OVBPIULPVIDEAO-LBPRGKRZSA-N

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

SMILES string

NC(N1)=NC(C2=C1N=CC(CNC3=CC=C(C(N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)=O)C=C3)=N2)=O

grade

reagent grade

product line

Vetec™

assay

≥97%

form

powder

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

color

yellow to orange

mp

>285 °C

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Folic acid is essential for cell growth, brain functioning and plays a key role on serine production from glycine. It also coordinates with vitamin B12 in maintaining iron levels. Deficiency of folate is implicated in megaloblastic anemia. Folic acid aids in the repair and synthesis of DNA. Dietary supplementation and fortification of folate in foods is recommended for pregnant women especially in the first trimester to avoid congenital malformation and neural tube defects (NTDs). However, folate fortification may also impose a moderate risk of developing prostate cancer. Supplementation of folate to colon cancer cells diminishes iron levels and impairs the cell division.

General description

Folic acid belongs to vitamin B group and is also called as vitamin B9 or folate. It is present as 5-methyltetrahydrofolate in humans. Grains, fruits and vegetables are dietary sources of folate. Pteroylmonoglutamate is a synthetic folate which comprises single glutamate and exists in the oxidized state.

Legal Information

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 1

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WXBF1638V
WXBD7665V
WXBD2527V
WXBC7820V
WXBC7507V

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Folic acid supplementation for pregnant women and those planning pregnancy: 2015 update
Chitayat D, et al.
Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 56(2), 170-175 (2016)
High folic acid increases cell turnover and lowers differentiation and iron content in human HT29 colon cancer cells
Pellis L, et al.
The British Journal of Nutrition, 99(4), 703-708 (2008)
Cancer risk with folic acid supplements: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wien TN, et al.
BMJ Open, 2(1), e000653-e000653 (2012)
The metabolic processes of folic acid and Vitamin B12 deficiency
Mahmood L
Journal of Health Research and Reviews, 1(1), 5-5 (2014)
Tor A Strand et al.
Pediatrics, 135(4), e918-e926 (2015-03-25)
Folate and vitamin B-12 are important for growth. Many children in low- and middle-income countries have inadequate intakes of these nutrients. We undertook a randomized, placebo controlled double-blind trial in 1000 North Indian children, 6 to 35 months of age
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