Folic Acid - PubChem

Folic Acid - Compound Summary (CID 6037) Also known as: Folate, Folacin, Folvite, Vitamin M, Pteroylglutamic acid, Vitamin Bc, Incafolic, Acifolic, Cytofol Molecular Formula: C₁₉H₁₉N₇O₆ Molecular Weight: 441.39746 InChIKey: OVBPIULPVIDEAO-LBPRGKRZSA-N A member of the vitamin B family that stimulates the hematopoietic system. It is present in the liver and kidney and is found in mushrooms, spinach, yeast, green leaves, and grasses (POACEAE). Folic acid is used in the treatment and prevention of folate deficiencies and megaloblastic anemia. From: MeSH View the conformer with web-based 3D viewer View the conformer with Pc3D viewer application Download Pc3D viewer application 2D ASN.1 Text: Display 2D ASN.1 Text: Save 2D ASN.1 Binary: Save 3D ASN.1 Text: Display 3D ASN.1 Text: Save 3D ASN.1 Binary: Save 2D XML: Display 2D XML: Save 3D XML: Display 3D XML: Save 2D SDF: Display 2D SDF: Save 3D SDF: Display 3D SDF: Save BioActivity, this compound BioActivity, with similar compounds BioActivity, with similar conformers
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