74184

Folic acid

certified reference material, TraceCERT^®

• Synonym(s): PteGlu, Pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, Vitamin M
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₉H₁₉N₇O₆
• CAS Number: 59-30-3
• Molecular Weight: 441.40
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 100781
• EC Number: 200-419-0
• MDL number: MFCD00079305
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107

Properties

• grade: certified reference material; TraceCERT^®
• product line: TraceCERT^®
• form: solid
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• technique(s): gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• color: yellow
• mp: 250 °C
• application(s): vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products
• format: neat
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• 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

Description

General description

Folic acid is commonly used as a dietary supplement or for the enrichment of food.[1]

This certified reference material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034. This CRM is traceable to primary material from an NMI, e.g. NIST or NMIJ.
Certified content by quantitative NMR incl. uncertainty and expiry date are given on the certificate.
Download your certificate at: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.

Application

Folic acid may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in vitamin-fortified fruit juices using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography technique.[1]

Legal Information

TraceCERT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1