folic acid
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.
Term info
folic acid
- FOLIC ACID
- Folic acid
- N-(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoyl)-L-glutamic acid
3_STAR
0
C19H19N7O6
CHEBI:24075, CHEBI:42610, CHEBI:569217, CHEBI:5140
chebi_ontology
Pteroylglutamic acid, pteroyl-L-monoglutamic acid, vitamin Bc, N-[(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)carbonyl]-L-glutamic acid, Folsaeure, PteGlu, PGA, pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, Folate, vitamin M, N-pteroyl-L-glutamic acid
CHEBI:27470
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
OVBPIULPVIDEAO-LBPRGKRZSA-N
441.39750
441.13968
Nc1nc2ncc(CNc3ccc(cc3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)nc2c(=O)[nH]1
Term relations
- N-acyl-amino acid
- folic acids
- has role some B vitamin
- has role some mouse metabolite
- is conjugate acid of some folate(2-)
- has role some nutrient
- has role some human metabolite
- has functional parent some pteroic acid