Form
Powder
Appearance
Yellow to orange crystalline powder
Water Content (Karl Fisher)
≤8.5%
Melting Point
250°C
Assay
(On Dry Basis): 97.0-102.0%
Folic acid or vitamin B9 and the resulting metabolites are essential to a number of organisms. Folic acid is slightly soluble in aqueous solution (0.076 mg/mL) and dissolves freely in dilute acids and alkaline solutions.
59-30-3
C19H19N7O6
441.40
Cellular enzymes convert folic acid into dihydrofolic acid which is used as a precursor for a number of compounds including tetrahydrofolate (THF) which are involved in DNA repair and synthesis because of its role in purine synthesis.
2-8 °C, protect from light and heat
2936.29.1000
Powder
Yellow to orange crystalline powder
≤8.5%
250°C
(On Dry Basis): 97.0-102.0%