Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:27:53 UTC
Update Date2024-09-27 22:51:55 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000032
Metabolite Identification
Common NameFolic acid
DescriptionFolic 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. Folic acid is also a microbial metabolite produced by Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus (PMID: 22254078 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
FolateChEBI
FolsaeureChEBI
N-[(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)carbonyl]-L-glutamic acidChEBI
N-Pteroyl-L-glutamic acidChEBI
PGAChEBI
PteGluChEBI
Pteroyl-L-glutamic acidChEBI
Pteroyl-L-monoglutamic acidChEBI
Pteroylglutamic acidChEBI
Vitamin BCChEBI
Vitamin mChEBI
FolicetKegg
N-[(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)carbonyl]-L-glutamateGenerator
N-Pteroyl-L-glutamateGenerator
Pteroyl-L-glutamateGenerator
Pteroyl-L-monoglutamateGenerator
PteroylglutamateGenerator
AcifolicHMDB
CytofolHMDB
Dosfolat b activHMDB
FolacidHMDB
FolacinHMDB
FolbalHMDB
FolcidinHMDB
FoldineHMDB
FolettesHMDB
FoliaminHMDB
FolipacHMDB
FolsanHMDB
FolsaureHMDB
FolsavHMDB
FolviteHMDB
IncafolicHMDB
Liver lactobacillus casei factorHMDB
MillafolHMDB
N-(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoyl)-L-glutamic acidHMDB
N-[4-[[(2-Amino-3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino]benzoyl]-L-glutamic acidHMDB
Pteroylmonoglutamic acidHMDB
Vitamin beHMDB
Folic acid, (DL)-isomerHMDB
Folic acid, sodium saltHMDB
Folic acid, (D)-isomerHMDB
Folic acid, monosodium saltHMDB
Folic acid, potassium saltHMDB
b9, VitaminHMDB
Folic acid, calcium salt (1:1)HMDB
Folic acid, monopotassium saltHMDB
Vitamin b9HMDB
Molecular FormulaC19H19N7O6
Average Mass441.3975
Monoisotopic Mass441.139681375
IUPAC Name(2S)-2-[(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)formamido]pentanedioic acid
Traditional Namefolate
CAS Registry Number59-30-3
SMILES
NC1=NC(=O)C2=NC(CNC3=CC=C(C=C3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)=CN=C2N1
InChI Identifier
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
InChI KeyOVBPIULPVIDEAO-LBPRGKRZSA-N