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T3125

Tetrahydrofolic acid

≥65% (when packaged), powder

Synonym(s):

5,6,7,8-Tetrahydropteroyl-L-glutamic acid, THF

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H23N7O6
CAS Number:
135-16-0
Molecular Weight:
445.43
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.51
PubChem Substance ID:
24900106
EC Number:
205-181-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
9238187
MDL number:
MFCD00135583

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Product Name

Tetrahydrofolic acid, ≥65% (when packaged), powder

InChI

1S/C19H23N7O6/c20-19-25-15-14(17(30)26-19)23-11(8-22-15)7-21-10-3-1-9(2-4-10)16(29)24-12(18(31)32)5-6-13(27)28/h1-4,11-12,21,23H,5-8H2,(H,24,29)(H,27,28)(H,31,32)(H4,20,22,25,26,30)/t11?,12-/m0/s1

InChI key

MSTNYGQPCMXVAQ-KIYNQFGBSA-N

SMILES string

NC1=NC2=C(NC(CNc3ccc(cc3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)CN2)C(=O)N1

biological source

synthetic

form

powder

concentration

≥65% (when packaged)

color

faintly yellow to light brown

solubility

0.1 M phosphate pH 7.0: soluble-5 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, light yellow to brownish-yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

200

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Application

Tetrahydrofolic acid has been used to determine the inhibitory effect of tetrahydrofolate on polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells (PMN-MDSCs). A recent use of tetrahydrofolate (THF) is for studying the activation of riboswitches.
Tetrahydrofolic acid may also be used as a standard to generate calibration curve to quantify the folate types produced by Streptococcus thermophilus in milk cultures using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). It is also suitable for use in the enzymatic assay of formate-tetrahydrofolate ligase from M. extorquens (MeFtfL).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Tetrahydrofolic acid is the parent molecule of the folate derivatives that donate one-carbon units to amino acids, nucleic acids, and lipids. Tetrahydrofolate metabolites participate in the synthesis of purine and pyrimidine and in synthesis and conversion of amino acids

Packaging

Sealed ampule.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Lili Huang et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(36), 14801-14806 (2011-08-30)
Tetrahydrofolate (THF), a biologically active form of the vitamin folate (B(9)), is an essential cofactor in one-carbon transfer reactions. In bacteria, expression of folate-related genes is controlled by feedback modulation in response to specific binding of THF and related compounds
Susanne H Kirsch et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 404(3), 895-902 (2012-06-26)
Folates act as essential coenzymes in many biological pathways, including the synthesis and methylation of DNA. Low folate concentration in serum and whole blood (WB) is associated with several disease conditions. We describe a stable-isotope-dilution ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem
Ronald R Breaker
Molecular cell, 43(6), 867-879 (2011-09-20)
An expanding number of metabolite-binding riboswitch classes are being discovered in the noncoding portions of bacterial genomes. Findings over the last decade indicate that bacteria commonly use these RNA genetic elements as regulators of metabolic pathways and as mediators of
Tseng-Ting Kao et al.
International journal of food microbiology, 141(1-2), 17-27 (2010-05-21)
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the most common pathogens that causes infectious and foodborne diseases worldwide. Searching for drug and chemical compounds against this bacterium is still in demand. We found that grape seed extract (GSE), a natural
Joseph R Graber et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 71(4), 1883-1889 (2005-04-07)
Treponema primitia, an H2-consuming CO2-reducing homoacetogenic spirochete in termite hindguts, requires an exogenous source of folate for growth. Tetrahydrofolate (THF) acts as a C1 carrier in CO2-reductive acetogenesis, a microbially mediated process important to the carbon and energy requirements of
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