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<compound>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2011-09-21 00:17:59 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-07-21 06:57:19 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB022689</accession>
  <name>5-Formyltetrahydrofolic acid</name>
  <description>The active metabolite of folic acid. Leucovorin is used principally as its calcium salt as an antidote to folic acid antagonists which block the conversion of folic acid to folinic acid. [HMDB]</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>(6R,S)-5-Formyltetrahydrofolate</synonym>
    <synonym>10-Formyl-7,8-dihydrofolate</synonym>
    <synonym>10-Formyl-7,8-dihydrofolic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Formyltetrahydrofolate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Formyltetrahydrofolic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Formyltetrahydropteroylglutamate</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Formyltetrahydropteroylglutamic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Folinate</synonym>
    <synonym>Folinic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Folinic acid-sf</synonym>
    <synonym>L-Leucovorin</synonym>
    <synonym>L-N-[p-[[(2-Amino-5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino]benzoyl]-glutamic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>L(-)-5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate</synonym>
    <synonym>L(-)-5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Levoleucovorin</synonym>
    <synonym>N5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate</synonym>
    <synonym>N5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>N5-Formyl-THF</synonym>
    <synonym>N5-Formyltetrahydrofolate</synonym>
    <synonym>N5-Formyltetrahydrofolic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Rescuvolin</synonym>
    <synonym>Welcovorin</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C20H23N7O7</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>473.4393</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>473.165896125</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>2-[(4-{[(2-amino-5-formyl-4-oxo-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)formamido]pentanedioic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>2-[(4-{[(2-amino-5-formyl-4-oxo-3,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)formamido]pentanedioic acid</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>58-05-9</cas_registry_number>
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    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as tetrahydrofolic acids. These are heterocyclic compounds based on the 5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteroic acid skeleton conjugated with at least one L-glutamic acid unit.</description>
    <direct_parent>Tetrahydrofolic acids</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organoheterocyclic compounds</super_class>
    <class>Pteridines and derivatives</class>
    <sub_class>Pterins and derivatives</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
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      <alternative_parent>Amino acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Aminobenzamides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Aminopyrimidines and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Aniline and substituted anilines</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Azacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Benzoyl derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Glutamic acid and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Heteroaromatic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hippuric acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>N-acyl-alpha amino acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organopnictogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Phenylalkylamines</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Primary amines</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Pyrimidones</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Secondary alkylarylamines</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Secondary carboxylic acid amides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Tertiary carboxylic acid amides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Vinylogous amides</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
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      <substituent>Alpha-amino acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Amine</substituent>
      <substituent>Amino acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Amino acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Aminobenzamide</substituent>
      <substituent>Aminobenzoic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Aminopyrimidine</substituent>
      <substituent>Aniline or substituted anilines</substituent>
      <substituent>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Azacycle</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzamide</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzenoid</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzoic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzoyl</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxamide group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Glutamic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Heteroaromatic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Hippuric acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Hippuric acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocyclic benzene moiety</substituent>
      <substituent>N-acyl-alpha amino acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>N-acyl-alpha-amino acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic nitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organonitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organopnictogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Phenylalkylamine</substituent>
      <substituent>Primary amine</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyrimidine</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyrimidone</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary aliphatic/aromatic amine</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary amine</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary carboxylic acid amide</substituent>
      <substituent>Tertiary carboxylic acid amide</substituent>
      <substituent>Tetrahydrofolic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Vinylogous amide</substituent>
    </substituents>
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    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <state>Solid</state>
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      <source>ALOGPS</source>
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      <source>ALOGPS</source>
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      <source>ALOGPS</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C20H23N7O7</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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      <name>Folate Metabolism</name>
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