Folic Acid

Name:
Folic Acid
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	pteroylglutamic acid; folacin; PGA
M Formula:	C19H19N7O6
Properties:
Pteroylglutamic acid: Orange-yellow needles or platelets; tasteless; odorless. Slightly soluble in methanol and sparingly soluble in water; insoluble in acetone, ether, benzene; moderately soluble in dilute alkali hydroxide and carbonate solutions; stable in heat in neutral and alkaline solution; destroyed by heating with acid; inactivated by light.
Source:
Green plant tissue, fresh fruit, liver, and yeast. Synthetic pteroylglutamic acid made by the reaction of 2,3-di-bromopropanol, 2,4,5-triamino-6-hydroxypyrimidine, and p-aminobenzoyl glutamic acid.
Grade:
10% feed grade, USP.
Use:
Medicine, nutrition, food additive (maximum daily ingestion not to exceed 0.01 mg).

See Folinic Acid.