Properities:

Folic Acid is N-[4-[[(2-Amino-1,4-Dihydro-4-Oxo-6- Pteridinyl) Methyl] Amino] Benzoyl]-L-Glutamic Acid. Folic Acid occurs as yellow or yellow-orange crystals or crystalline powder. About 1.6mg dissolves in 1 ml of water. Folic Acid is insoluble in Acetone, Alcohol, Chloroform and ether, but dissolves in solutions of alkali hydroxides and carbonates. The pH of a suspension of 1 g in 10 ml of water is between 4.0 and 4.8.