Go back to listing compounds

folic acid


Name(s) folic acid
Scientific name(s)
Formula C19H19N7O6
Molecular mass 441.41
IUPAC name (2s)-2-[(4-{[(2-amino-4-hydroxypteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)formamido]pentanedioic acid
INCHI 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
SMILE NC1=NC(=O)C2=NC(CNC3=CC=C(C=C3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)=CN=C2N1
CAS ID 59-30-3
PubChem ID 135398658
DrugBank ID DB00158
CHEBI ID 27470
Description Dietary supplement_x000D_ _x000D_ Folic acid (also known as vitamin B9, vitamin Bc or folacin) and folate (the naturally occurring form), as well as pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, pteroyl-L-glutamate, and pteroylmonoglutamic acid are forms of the water-soluble vitamin B9. [Wikipedia]. Folic acid is found in many foods, some of which are leavening agent, crisp bread, walleye, and stew.