CHEBI:72335 - 5,6-dihydrofolic acid

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ChEBI Name 5,6-dihydrofolic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:72335
Definition A group of heterocyclic compounds based on the 5,6-dihydropteroic acid skeleton conjugated with one or more L-glutamic acid units.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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 5,6-dihydrofolic acid (CHEBI:72335) is a folic acids (CHEBI:37445)
Incoming 5-hydroxymethyl-5,6-dihydrofolic acid (CHEBI:45981) is a 5,6-dihydrofolic acid (CHEBI:72335)
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5,6-dihydrofolic acids ChEBI
Last Modified
12 February 2013