134-35-0

134-35-0 structure

Name: 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate
Chemical Name: 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid
CAS Number: 134-35-0
Molecular Formula: C₂₀H₂₅N₇O₆
Molecular Weight: 459.46
Catalog: Research Areas Metabolic Disease
Create Date: 2018-08-30 08:34:19
Modify Date: 2024-01-02 11:11:47
5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid is a biologically active form of folic acid. 5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid is a methylated derivate of tetrahydrofolate. 5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid is the predominant natural dietary folate and the principal form of folate in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid[1].

Name	5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid
Synonyms	MethylFolate 5-Methyltetrahydropteroylglutamate 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate N5-Methyl-tetrahydrofolic acid N-(5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-pteroyl)-glutamic acid 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate (+-)-L-5-Methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolsaeure N-(4-{[(2-Amino-5-methyl-4-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino}benzoyl)-D-glutamic acid n5-methyltetrahydrofolate methyl-THF N5-methyl-THF 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid 5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate 5-METHYL-THF METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLICACID D-Glutamic acid, N-[4-[[(2-amino-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-5-methyl-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino]benzoyl]- methyl-H4F n5-CH3-THF N5-Methyl-tetrahydrofolate N-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid

Description	5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid is a biologically active form of folic acid. 5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid is a methylated derivate of tetrahydrofolate. 5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid is the predominant natural dietary folate and the principal form of folate in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid[1].
Related Catalog	Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease
References	[1]. Wright AJ, et al. Comparison of (6 S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid v. folic acid as the reference folate in longer-term human dietary intervention studies assessing the relative bioavailability of natural food folates: comparative changes in folate status following a 16-week placebo-controlled study in healthy adults. Br J Nutr. 2010 Mar;103(5):724-9.