Product Name: Folic acid CAS: 59-30-3
Synonyms: PTEROYL-L-GLUTAMIC ACID; PTEROYLMONOGLUTAMIC ACID; PTEROYLGLUTAMIC ACID; PTEROYGLUTAMIC ACID; PTEGLU; PGA; N-[4-[[(2-AMINO-4-HYDROXY-6-PTERIDYL)METHYL]AMINO]BENZOYL]GLUTAMIC ACID; n-4-[(2-amido-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-6-terene)methylamino]benzoyl-l-glutamic acid
CAS: 59-30-3
MF: C19H19N7O6
MW: 441.4
EINECS: 200-419-0
Product Categories: Food and Feed Additive; Biochemistry; Vitamins; Nutritional Supplements; Vitamin Ingredients; Intermediates & Fine Chemicals; Pharmaceuticals; chemical reagent; pharmaceutical intermediate; phytochemical; reference standards from Chinese medicinal herbs (TCM). ; standardized herbal extract; FOLICET; vitamin
mp 250 °C
alpha 20 o (c=1, 0.1N NaOH)
storage temp. 2-8°C
Water Solubility 1.6 mg/L (25 oC)
Merck 4221
Stability: Stable. Incompatible with heavy metal ions, strong oxidizing agents, strong reducing agents. Solutions may be light and heat sensitive.
Chemical Properties orange to yellow crystalline powder
Usage A vitamin needed to synthesize DNA, conduct DNA repair and methylate DNA, it also acts as a cofactor in biological reactions involving folate.
hematopoietic vitamin