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D7006

Dihydrofolic acid

≥90%

Synonym(s):

7,8-Dihydropteroyl-L-glutamic acid, Dihydropteroyl-L-glutamic acid, FAH2

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H21N7O6
CAS Number:
4033-27-6
Molecular Weight:
443.41
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.79
PubChem Substance ID:
24894068
MDL number:
MFCD00083619
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
69017

Product Name

Dihydrofolic acid, ≥90%

InChI

1S/C19H21N7O6/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/h1-4,12,21H,5-8H2,(H,24,29)(H,27,28)(H,31,32)(H4,20,22,25,26,30)/t12-/m0/s1

SMILES string

NC1=NC(=O)C2=C(NCC(CNc3ccc(cc3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)=N2)N1

InChI key

OZRNSSUDZOLUSN-LBPRGKRZSA-N

biological source

synthetic (organic)

assay

≥90%

form

powder

color

light yellow to dark yellow-orange

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

200

Gene Information

human ... DHFRP1(573971)
mouse ... Dhfr(13361)

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Application

Dihydrofolic acid has been used in diaphorase-coupled assay for dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) activity. It has also been used as a component in assay buffer to determine dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) activity.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Folic acid (FA) and dihydrofolic acid (FAH2) are substrates of dihydrofolate reductase(s) which reduce them to tetrahydrofolate (THF), which in turn supports ‘one carbon′ transfer. Tetrahydrofolates are required for de novo synthesis of purines, thymidylic acid and various amino acids and for post-translational methylation (epigenetics).

General description

Intermediate in mammalian conversion of dietary folic acid to tetrahydrofolate by dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR). In bacteria, dihydrofolic acid is generated from 7,8-dihydropteroate by dihydrofolate synthetase.

Packaging

Sealed ampule.

pictograms

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 55(20), 8237-8242 (2007-09-13)
Folic acid (FA) is used, in many countries, in nutritional supplements or for the fortification of cereals and their products. It is also used in vitamin pills. Recently, it was reported that folates may act as antioxidants; therefore, in the
David T Manallack
Journal of molecular modeling, 14(9), 797-805 (2008-05-27)
This study employed surface-based properties for use in the superimposition of three series of molecules. The properties used were derived from semiempirical molecular orbital calculations and can be related to the physics of intermolecular interactions. In each case, the superimposition
Xingju Song et al.
Scientific reports, 7(1), 514-514 (2017-04-02)
The larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus causes cystic echinococcosis (CE), a neglected tropical disease that leads to morbidity and mortality in humans and livestock worldwide. Here, we identified and characterized dihydrofolate reductase (Eg-DHFR) from E. granulosus, and evaluated its potential
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Hopper AT, et al.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 62(3), 1562-1576 (2019)
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