Synonym: PteGlu, Pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, Vitamin M
CAS Number: 59-30-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C19H19N7O6
Molecular Weight: 441.40
Beilstein Registry Number: 100781
EC Number: 200-419-0
MDL Number: MFCD00079305
PubChem Substance ID: 24894950
Packaging
1, 10, 25, 100 g in glass bottle
Biochem/physiol Actions
Folic acid (FA) and dihydrofolic acid (FAH2) are substrates of dihydrofolate reductase(s) which reduce them to tetrahydrofolate (THF), which in turn supports ‘one carbon’ transfer. Tetrahydrofolates are required for de novo synthesis of purines, thymidylic acid and various amino acids and for post-translational methylation (epigenetics).