10-Formyltetrahydrofolic acid

10-Formyltetrahydrofolic acid is a form of tetrahydrofolic acid that acts as a donor of formyl groups in anabolism. 10-Formyltetrahydrofolic acid can be used as a substrate for formyltransferase reactions and is involved in the biosynthesis of purines[1].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[2800-34-2]

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

Endogenous Metabolite

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Metabolism-sugar/lipid metabolism

Field of Research

Metabolic Disease

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

O=C(O)CC[C@@H](C(O)=O)NC(C1=CC=C(N(CC2NC3=C(N=C(N)NC3=O)NC2)C=O)C=C1)=O

Molecular Formula

C20H23N7O7

Molecular Weight

473.44

References & Citations

[1]Donald W Horne, et al. Neither methionine nor nitrous oxide inactivation of methionine synthase affect the concentration of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate in rat liver. J Nutr. 2003 Feb;133 (2) :476-8.