5-Formyltetrahydropteroic acid

CAS: 4349-43-3

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Product Information

• Name: 5-Formyltetrahydropteroic acid
• Brand: Biosynth
• Description: 5-Formyltetrahydropteroic acid is a labile, water soluble compound that can be used as a chromatographic standard. It has been used to determine the purity of water by measuring the concentration of this impurity in the sample. 5-Formyl tetrahydropterin has been shown to inhibit tumor growth and induce apoptosis in cancer cells. This compound also inhibits protein synthesis in cells by inhibiting ribosomal RNA processing and decreasing the rate of protein synthesis. 5-Formyltetrahydropteroic acid is also used to prevent bone marrow from producing red blood cells when given with leucovorin, which prevents the breakdown of bone marrow cells caused by radiation therapy or chemotherapy.

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 344.33 g/mol
• Formula: C₁₅H₁₆N₆O₄
• Purity: Min. 95%
• InChI: InChI=1S/C15H16N6O4/c16-15-19-12-11(13(23)20-15)21(7-22)10(6-18-12)5-17-9-3-1-8(2-4-9)14(24)25/h1-4,7,10,17H,5-6H2,(H,24,25)(H4,16,18,19,20,23)
• InChI key: InChIKey=CQQLECJFFZOOBZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: Nc1nc2c(c(=O)[nH]1)N(C=O)C(CNc1ccc(C(=O)O)cc1)CN2