Term Name: | (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid |
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Synonyms: | (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate, (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteroylglutamate, (6S)-H4folate, (6S)-tetrahydrofolate, (6S)-Tetrahydrofolic acid, (6S)-THFA, 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydrofolate, N-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteroyl)-L-glutamic acid, N-[4-({[(6S)-2-amino-4-oxo-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydropteridin-6-yl]methyl}amino)benzoyl]-L-glutamic acid, Tetrahydrofolate, Tetrahydrofolic acid, THF |
Definition: | A derivative of folic acid in which the pteridine ring is fully reduced; it is the parent compound of a variety of coenzymes that serve as carriers of one-carbon groups in metabolic reactions. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:15635] ( EBI ) |