(6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid

(Levomefolic acid)

English Name: levomefolic acid

CAS No.: 31690-09-2

Molecular formula: C20H25N7O6

Molecular weight: 459.46

Density: 1.62

Application: 5-methyltetrahydrofolate is the most bioactive and functional form of folic acid. It is the only way for folic acid to participate in physiological metabolism and the only form of free folic acid in animal plasma and cells. It is mainly used as pharmaceutical active ingredients and food additives to prevent fetal neural tube defects and arteriosclerosis, treat megaloblastic anemia, enhance the therapeutic effect of pyrimidine fluoride, and treat autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Properties

5-methyltetrahydrofolate is the most bioactive and functional form of folic acid. It is the only way for folic acid to participate in physiological metabolism and the only form of free folic acid in animal plasma and cells. It is mainly used as pharmaceutical active ingredients and food additives to prevent fetal neural tube defects and arteriosclerosis, treat megaloblastic anemia, enhance the therapeutic effect of pyrimidine fluoride, and treat autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.

CAS No.

31690-09-2

Formula

C20H25N7O6

Molecular Mass

459.46

Exact Mass

459.18700

PSA

202.77000

Logp

0.99040