Synthesis and biological activity of an acyclic analogue of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid, N-[4-[[3-(2,4-diamino-1,6-dihydro-6-oxo-5-pyrimidinyl)propyl]amino]-b benzoyl]-L-glutamic acid

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jm00164a014

The synthesis and biological evaluation of N-[4-[[3-(2,4-diamino-1,6-dihydro-6-oxo-5-pyrimidinyl) propyl]amino]-benzoyl]-L-glutamic acid (1) (5-DACTHF, 543U76), an acyclic analogue of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid (TFHA), are described. The key intermediat