5-formyltetrahydrofolic acid

Description

5-formyltetrahydrofolic acid · CAS 58-05-9 · C20H23N7O7. UNII Q573I9DVLP. Melting Point: >260; Melting Point: 245 °C (decomp); Collision Cross Section: 201.7 Ų [M-H]-.

Identification

Computed Descriptors

Physical & Chemical Properties

Physical description & handling notes

• Crystals from water with 3 mol of water of crystallization.
• Sparingly soluble in water
• 2.3X10-21 mm Hg at 25 °C at 25 °C /Estimated/
• log Kow = -4.45 /Estimated/
• Henry's Law constant = 4.4X10-27 atm-cu m/mole at 25 °C /Estimated/
• Leucovorin calcium injection, powder for injection, and tablets should be stored at 15-30 °C and protected from light. /Leucovorin calcium/

Documented Uses

• For the treatment of osteosarcoma (after high dose methotrexate therapy). Used to diminish the toxicity and counteract the effects of impaired methotrexate elimination and of inadvertent overdosages of folic acid antagonists, and to treat megaloblastic anemias due to folic acid deficiency. Also used in combination with 5-fluorouracil to prolong survival in the palliative treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer. Used in cancer chemotherapy involving the drug methotrexate.
• (1) Prepared by catalytic reduction of folic acid, (2) produced microbially.
• Manufactoring: Shive, US 2741608 (1956 to Res. Corp.)
• A member of the folic acid group of vitamins and a growth factor for the bacterium leuconostoc citroforum. Folinic acid is an important metabolite of folic acid and may be the active form in cellular metabolism.
• Intermediate product of the metabolism of folic acid; the active form into which that acid is converted in the body, ascorbic acid being a necessary factor in the conversion process.
• Information available in 2005 indicated that Leucovorin (folinic acid) was used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations in the following countries: Belgium (1)

Synonyms

folinic acid; leucovorin; 58-05-9; 5-Formyltetrahydrofolic acid; folinate; Folinic acid-SF; 5-formyltetrahydrofolate; Acide folinique; 5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid; N5-Formyltetrahydrofolic acid; N5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid; Q573I9DVLP; 5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteroyl-L-glutamic acid; DTXSID0048216; CHEBI:15640; (5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteroyl)glutamate

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the CAS number and molecular formula of 5-formyltetrahydrofolic acid?

CAS 58-05-9; molecular formula C20H23N7O7; molecular weight — g/mol.

What other names is 5-formyltetrahydrofolic acid known by?

folinic acid, leucovorin, 58-05-9, 5-Formyltetrahydrofolic acid, folinate, Folinic acid-SF.

What are the key physical properties of 5-formyltetrahydrofolic acid?

Melting Point: >260; Melting Point: 245 °C (decomp); Collision Cross Section: 201.7 Ų [M-H]-; Collision Cross Section: 197.5 Ų [M+H]+.

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