CHEBI:15641 - 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:15641
ChEBI Name5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid
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DefinitionA tetrahydrofolic acid that is 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid substituted by a methyl group at position 5.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:2097, CHEBI:12146, CHEBI:182992
Last Modified14 February 2022
SubmitterMarcus Ennis, MetaboLights
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FormulaC20H25N7O6
Net Charge0
Average Mass459.463
Monoisotopic Mass459.18663
SMILESCN1c2c(nc(N)nc2=O)NCC1CNc1ccc(C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O)cc1
InChIInChI=1S/C20H25N7O6/c1-27-12(9-23-16-15(27)18(31)26-20(21)25-16)8-22-11-4-2-10(3-5-11)17(30)24-13(19(32)33)6-7-14(28)29/h2-5,12-13,22H,6-9H2,1H3,(H,24,30)(H,28,29)(H,32,33)(H4,21,23,25,26,31)/t12?,13-/m0/s1
InChIKeyZNOVTXRBGFNYRX-ABLWVSNPSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
cerebrospinal fluid (UBERON:0001359) PubMed (9870205)
blood (UBERON:0000178) PubMed (18160726)
cerebrospinal fluid (UBERON:0001359) MetaboLights (MTBLS290) From MetaboLights
blood (UBERON:0000178) MetaboLights (MTBLS290) From MetaboLights
Rattus norvegicus (ncbitaxon:10116) Esophagus (BTO:0000959) MetaboLights (MTBLS3014)
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
water-soluble vitamin (role)  Any vitamin that dissolves in water and readily absorbed into tissues for immediate use. Unlike the fat-soluble vitamins, they are not stored in the body and need to be replenished regularly in the diet and will rarely accumulate to toxic levels since they are quickly excreted from the body via urine.
Application:
nutraceutical  A product in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:15641) has functional parent 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:20506)
5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:15641) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:15641) is a tetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:26907)
5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:15641) is conjugate acid of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate(2−) (CHEBI:189667)
Incoming Relation(s)
5-methyltetrahydrofolyl polyglutamate macromolecule (CHEBI:63907) has functional parent 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:15641)
(6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:136009) is a 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:15641)
5-methyltetrahydrofolate(2−) (CHEBI:189667) is conjugate base of 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:15641)
IUPAC Name 
N-(4-{[(2-amino-5-methyl-4-oxo-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoyl)-L-glutamic acid
Synonyms  Source
5-methyltetrahydrofolateKEGG COMPOUND
N-(5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteroyl)-L-glutamic acidChEBI
5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolateHMDB
5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteroyl-L-glutamic acidChEBI
N5-methyl-tetrahydrofolic acidHMDB
N-methyltetrahydrofolic acidDrugBank
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00440KEGG COMPOUND
DB04789DrugBank
C00007252KNApSAcK
HMDB0001396HMDB
8001181ChemSpider
FDB022600FooDB
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:134-35-0ChemIDplus
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