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C19H19N7O6
441.4 g/mol
Food Additive

Folic acid

CAS59-30-3EC200-419-0
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Vitamin nutritional factor

Folic acid is a water-soluble B vitamin that appears as odorless orange-yellow needles or platelets. It darkens and chars at approximately 482 °F and is essential as a nutritional factor for human health.

Vitamin nutritional factorFood additiveAnimal feed additive

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N-Nitroso-Folic Acid

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N-Nitrosofolic acid

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S)-2-[[4-[(2-amino-4-oxo-3H-pteridin-6-yl)methylamino]benzoyl]amino]pentanedioic acid

InChIKey

OVBPIULPVIDEAO-LBPRGKRZSA-N

SMILES

C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O)NCC2=CN=C3C(=N2)C(=O)NC(=N3)N

Synonyms (148)
  • FOL
  • PGA
  • Acide folique [INN-French]
  • Acido folico [INN-Spanish]
  • Acidum folicum [INN-Latin]
  • Calcium Levofolinate EP Impurity C; Folic Acid; Calcium Folinate EP Impurity C
  • Calcium folinate hydrate Impurity C [EP Impurity]
  • Calcium levofolinate hydrate Impurity C [EP Impurity]
  • Folic acid (JP18/USP/INN)
  • Folic acid, British Pharmacopoeia (BP)
  • Folic acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Folic acid, USP grade
  • Folic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Folic acid, meets USP testing specifications
  • 2d0k
  • Acfol
  • Acfol (Spain)
  • Acide folique
  • Acido folico
  • Acidum folicum
  • Acifolic
  • Antianemia factor
  • Aspol
  • B9, Vitamin
  • Bio Science
  • CALCIUM FOLINATE IMPURITY C
  • Cytofol
  • Dosfolat B activ
  • Dosfolat XS
  • EZNA KIT FUNGAL DNA MINI
  • FOLIC ACID [MART.]
  • Facid
  • Factor U
  • Falessa
  • Fefol
  • Folacid
  • Folacin
  • Folaemin
  • Folaemin [Netherlands]
  • Folan
  • Folasic (Australia)
  • Folbal
  • Folcidin
  • Folcidin (VAN)
  • Foldine
  • Foldine [France]
  • Folettes
  • Foliamin
  • Folic
  • Folic Acid 400 mcg
  • Folic D3
  • Folic acid (Standard)
  • Folic acid CRS
  • Folic acid RS
  • Folic acid, crystalline
  • Folic acid/Vitamin B9
  • Folicare
  • Folicet
  • Folicet (TN)
  • Folico
  • Folico (Italy)
  • Folina
  • Folina (Italy)
  • Folipac
  • Follic Acid
  • Folnak
  • Folovit
  • Folsaeure
  • Folsan
  • Folsaure
  • Folsav
  • Folvite
  • Glutamic acid, pteroyl-, l-
  • Incafolic
  • Kyselina listova
  • Kyselina listova [Czech]
  • Lexpec
  • Megafol
  • Millafol
  • Mission prenatal
  • Mittafol
  • Multitam
  • N-pteroyl-L-glutamic acid
  • Natur Flow
  • Neocepri
  • Nifolin
  • Nifolin [Denmark]
  • Novofolacid
  • Novofolacid [Canada]
  • PGA (VAN)
  • Preconceive
  • PteGlu
  • Pteroyl-L-glutamate
  • Pteroyl-L-glutamic acid
  • Pteroyl-L-monoglutamate
  • Pteroyl-L-monoglutamic acid
  • Pteroylglutamate
  • Pteroylglutamic acid
  • Pteroylmonoglutamate
  • Pteroylmonoglutamic acid
  • PureVita Folic Acid 400 mcg
  • Solid powder
  • T-dol JIANG SUAN BAO
  • Usaf cb-13
  • Venexa
  • Ventrixyl
  • Vitamin B11
  • Vitamin B9
  • Vitamin Bc
  • Vitamin Be
  • Vitamin M
  • Vitamine B9
  • Vitramyn
  • Vitranol
  • Vitrexyl
  • [3H]folic acid
  • folic acid
  • folite