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F7876

Folic acid

≥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
NACRES:
NA.79
PubChem Substance ID:
57654192
eCl@ss:
34058014
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
EC Number:
200-419-0
MDL number:
MFCD00079305
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
100781

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Product Name

Folic acid, ≥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

biological source

synthetic (organic)

assay

≥97%

form

powder

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

color

faint orange to dark orange-yellow
faint yellow to dark yellow

mp

>285 °C

storage temp.

room temp

Quality Level

200

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1286005PHR1035F0300000
Folic acid ≥97%

Sigma-Aldrich

F7876

Folic acid

Folic acid United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

USP

1286005

Folic acid

Folic acid Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Supelco

PHR1035

Folic acid

Folic acid European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

F0300000

Folic acid

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

technique(s)

-

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable, liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

assay

≥97%

assay

-

assay

-

assay

-

biological source

synthetic (organic)

biological source

-

biological source

-

biological source

synthetic

form

powder

form

-

form

-

form

solid

storage temp.

room temp

storage temp.

-

storage temp.

2-30°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

color

faint orange to dark orange-yellow, faint yellow to dark yellow

color

-

color

-

color

-

Application

Folic acid has been used:
  • to induce acute kidney injury in mice[1]
  • as a supplement to cultivate MCF-7 breast cancer cells.[2]
  • to construct folate or TNF-related apoptosis-including ligand (TRAIL)-conjugated nanomicelles[3]

Biochem/physiol Actions

Enzyme cofactor essential for the synthesis, methylation, and repair of DNA. Folic acid supplements may reduce colorectal cancer risk.
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).

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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WXBF6407V
0000298068
0000250581
0000298068
0000250581

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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of cell lysates mixed with silver nanoparticles for tumor classification.
Hassoun M, et al.
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 8, 1183-1183 (2017)
Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Expression is increased in Multiple Organs in Mice with Folic Acid-induced Acute Kidney Injury.
Egli-Spichtig D, et al.
Frontiers in Physiology, 9, 1494-1494 (2018)
Romain Froquet et al.
Nature protocols, 4(1), 25-30 (2009-01-10)
Dictyostelium amoebae have been used as a host model to measure virulence of a wide range of bacterial pathogens. The simple protocol described here takes advantage of the ability of Dictyostelium to grow and form plaques on a lawn of
Novel water-borne polyurethane nanomicelles for cancer chemotherapy: higher efficiency of folate receptors than TRAIL receptors in a Cancerous Balb/C Mouse Model.
Ajorlou E, et al.
Pharmaceutical Research, 33(6), 1426-1439 (2016)
Silvia Ferrè et al.
Kidney international, 96(6), 1359-1373 (2019-10-12)
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory state in response to infection, and concomitant acute kidney injury (AKI) increases mortality significantly. Endoplasmic reticulum stress is activated in many cell types upon microbial infection and modulates inflammation. The role of endoplasmic reticulum signaling
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