CHEBI:25297 - methylenetetrahydrofolic acid

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ChEBI Name methylenetetrahydrofolic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:25297
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): 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.
(via B vitamin )
Application(s): 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.
(via B vitamin )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing methylenetetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:25297) is a tetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:26907)
Incoming (6R)-5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:15638) is a methylenetetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:25297)
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:20502) is a methylenetetrahydrofolic acid (CHEBI:25297)
Synonyms Sources
methylenetetrahydrofolate ChEBI
methylenetetrahydrofolates ChEBI
Last Modified
06 August 2012