CHEBI:20502 - 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolic acid

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ChEBI Name 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:20502
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Formula C20H23N7O6
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 457.44020
Monoisotopic Mass 457.17098
InChI InChI=1S/C20H23N7O6/c21-20-24-16-15(18(31)25-20)27-9-26(8-12(27)7-22-16)11-3-1-10(2-4-11)17(30)23-13(19(32)33)5-6-14(28)29/h1-4,12-13H,5-9H2,(H,23,30)(H,28,29)(H,32,33)(H4,21,22,24,25,31)/t12?,13-/m0/s1
InChIKey QYNUQALWYRSVHF-ABLWVSNPSA-N
SMILES Nc1nc2NCC3CN(CN3c2c(=O)[nH]1)c1ccc(cc1)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): water-soluble vitamin (role)
Any vitamin that dissolves in water and readily absorbed into tissues for immediate use. Unlike the fat-soluble vitamins, they are not stored in the body and need to be replenished regularly in the diet and will rarely accumulate to toxic levels since they are quickly excreted from the body via urine.
(via B vitamin )
Application(s): nutraceutical
A product in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance.
(via B vitamin )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:20502) is a benzamides (CHEBI:22702)
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:20502) is a methylenetetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:25297)
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:20502) is conjugate acid of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate(2−) (CHEBI:12071)
Incoming (6R)-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:1989) is a 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:20502)
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate(2−) (CHEBI:12071) is conjugate base of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:20502)
IUPAC Name
N-{4-[3-amino-1-oxo-1,2,5,6,6a,7-hexahydroimidazo[1,5-f]pteridin-8(9H)-yl]benzoyl}-L-glutamic acid
Registry Number Type Source
72305 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
Last Modified
06 March 2014