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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:
Molecular Weight:
441.40
NACRES:
NA.79
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
34058014
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
EC Number:
200-419-0
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
100781
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biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Segment

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

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

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 key

OVBPIULPVIDEAO-LBPRGKRZSA-N

Application

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

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).

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technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

technique(s)

-

technique(s)

-

technique(s)

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

biological source

synthetic (organic)

biological source

-

biological source

synthetic (organic)

biological source

synthetic

assay

≥97%

assay

-

assay

97.0-102.0% dry basis

assay

-

form

powder

form

-

form

solid

form

solid

storage temp.

room temp

storage temp.

-

storage temp.

-

storage temp.

-

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

-

Quality Level

300

Quality Level

-


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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    1. Products may be shipped at a different temperature than the recommended long-term storage temperature. If the product quality is sensitive to short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped on wet or dry-ice. If the product quality is NOT affected by short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped at ambient temperature. As shipping routes are configured for minimum transit times, shipping at ambient temperature helps control shipping costs for our customers. For more information, please refer to the Storage and Transport Conditions document: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/deepweb/assets/sigmaaldrich/marketing/global/documents/316/622/storage-transport-conditions-mk.pdf

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