Preferred Name |
folic acid |
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Synonyms |
pteroylmonoglutamic acid |
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Definitions |
A collective term for pteroylglutamic acids and their oligoglutamic acid conjugates. As a natural water-soluble substance, folic acid is involved in carbon transfer reactions of amino acid metabolism, in addition to and purine and pyrimidine synthesis, and is essential for hematopoiesis and red blood cell production. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C510" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C510" NCI Thesaurus) |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000039641 |
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altLabel |
pteroylmonoglutamic acid folicin 2-[4-[(2-amino-4-oxo-1H-pteridin-6-yl)methylamino]benzoyl]aminopentanedioic acid N-[4-[[(2-Amino-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino]benzoyl]-L-glutamic Acid FA |
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Component of |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000038592 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000039636 |
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cui |
C0016410 |
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Date last modified |
2008-10-06 |
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definition |
A collective term for pteroylglutamic acids and their oligoglutamic acid conjugates. As a natural water-soluble substance, folic acid is involved in carbon transfer reactions of amino acid metabolism, in addition to and purine and pyrimidine synthesis, and is essential for hematopoiesis and red blood cell production. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C510" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C510" NCI Thesaurus) |
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Legacy PDQ ID |
2296 |
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NCI ID |
C510 |
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notation |
CDR0000039641 |
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ORIG STY |
Drug/agent |
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prefLabel |
folic acid |
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tui |
T109 T127 T121 |