Preferred Name |
Folic Acid |
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Synonyms |
L-Glutamic acid, N-(4-(((2-amino-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl)amino)benzoyl)- Pteroylglutamic Acid Folacin Folate Folvite Vitamin B9 Vitamin M |
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Definitions |
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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SCDO_0001329 |
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database cross reference |
MESH:D005492 |
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definition |
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. |
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definition source | ||
existence in other ontologies |
Sufficient |
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hasExactSynonym |
L-Glutamic acid, N-(4-(((2-amino-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl)amino)benzoyl)- Pteroylglutamic Acid Folacin Folate Folvite Vitamin B9 Vitamin M |
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in guideline |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SCDO_1000150 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SCDO_1000151 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SCDO_1000152 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SCDO_1000144 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SCDO_1000149 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SCDO_1000148 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SCDO_1000146 |
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prefixIRI |
SCDO:0001329 |
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prefLabel |
Folic Acid |
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previous identifier |
SCDO:0001329 |
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rdfs:label |
Folic Acid |
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treats |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C155310 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/EUPATH_0000215 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SCDO_0000115 |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_23888 |