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folic acid

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Accession
CHEBI:27470
Name
folic acid
Ontology
Synonyms
FOLIC ACID, Folic acid, N-(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoyl)-L-glutamic acid, Folate, Folsaeure, 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, Pteroylglutamic acid, pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, pteroyl-L-monoglutamic acid, vitamin Bc, 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. [source: unknown]
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Parents of folic acid (CHEBI:27470)
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folic acid [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
folic acid [has_functional_parent relation] has_functional_parent  pteroic acid (CHEBI:38794)
folic acid [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  nutrient (CHEBI:33284)
folic acid [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  B vitamin (CHEBI:75769)
folic acid [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
folic acid [is_a relation] is_a  folic acids (CHEBI:37445)
folic acid [is_conjugate_acid_of relation] is_conjugate_acid_of  folate(2-) (CHEBI:62501)
folic acid [is_a relation] is_a  N-acyl-amino acid (CHEBI:51569)

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