Molecule: folic acid

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.
Synonyms for folic acid :
(2S)-2-(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzamido)pentanedioic 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
pteroyl-L-glutamic acid
pteroyl-L-monoglutamic acid
pteroylglutamic acid
pteroylmonoglutamic acid
vitamin B11
vitamin B9
vitamin Bc
vitamin Be
vitamin M
Molecular Formula: C19H19N7O6
Molecular wt: 441.39750 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: Nc1nc2ncc(CNc3ccc(cc3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)nc2c(=O)[nH]1
InChIKey: OVBPIULPVIDEAO-LBPRGKRZSA-N
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
CHEBI:27470
Folic_Acid
Sample reactions for this molecule:
DHFR2 reduces FOLA to DHF
Cytosolic folate export across the plasma membrane
Cytosolic folate export across the plasma membrane
SLC46A1 transports FOLA from extracellular region to cytosol
SLC46A1 transports FOLA from extracellular region to cytosol
FOLR2 binds FOLA
FOLR2 transports FOLA from extracellular region to cytosol
DHFR dimer reduces FOLA to DHF