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folic acid

Term ID
CHEBI:27470
Synonyms
  • (2S)-2-(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzamido)pentanedioic acid
  • Acfol
  • acide folique
  • acido folico
  • acidum folicum
  • Folate
  • folic acid
  • Folicet
  • Folsaeure
  • N-(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoyl)-L-glutamic acid
  • N-[(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)carbonyl]-L-glutamic acid
  • N-pteroyl-L-glutamic acid
  • PGA
  • PteGlu
  • pteroyl-L-glutamic acid
  • pteroyl-L-monoglutamic acid
  • pteroylglutamic acid
  • pteroylmonoglutamic acid
  • vitamin B11
  • vitamin B9
  • vitamin Bc
  • vitamin Be
  • vitamin M
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Definition
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.
References
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
is a type of
has_functional_parent
has_role
inverse has_functional_parent
inverse has_part
inverse is_conjugate_base_of
is_conjugate_acid_of
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from folic acid
Phenotype where environments contain folic acid
Phenotype modified by environments containing folic acid
Human Disease Model
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