Folate
Brand names,
Folate
Analogs
Folate
Brand Names Mixture
Folate
Chemical_Formula
C19H19N7O6
Folate
RX_link
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fda sheet
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msds (material safety sheet)
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Synthesis Reference
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Folate
Molecular Weight
441.402 g/mol
Folate
Melting Point
250 oC
Folate
H2O Solubility
slight
Folate
State
Solid,orange to yellow crystalline powder
Folate
LogP
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Dosage Forms
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Folate
Indication
For treatment of folic acid deficiency, megaloblastic anemia and in anemias of nutritional supplements, pregnancy, infancy, or childhood.
Folate
Pharmacology
Folic acid, a water-soluble B-complex vitamin, is found in foods such as liver, kidneys, yeast, and leafy, green vegetables. Folic acid is used to diagnose folate deficiency and to treat topical sprue and megaloblastic and macrocytic anemias, hematologic complications resulting from a deficiency in folic acid.
Folate
Absorption
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Folate
side effects and Toxicity
IPR-MUS LD50 85 mg kg-1,IVN-GPG LD50 120 mg kg-1, IVN-MUS LD50 239 mg kg-1, IVN-RAT LD50 500 mg kg-1, IVN-RBT LD50 410 mg kg-1
Folate
Patient Information
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Folate
Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals