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.