Folic acid
SIGMA/F8758 - BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture, ≥97%
Synonym: Pterylmonoglutamic acid; PteGlu; Pteroyl-L-glutamic acid; Vitamin M
CAS Number: 59-30-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C19H19N7O6
Molecular Weight: 441.40
EC Number: 200-419-0
MDL Number: MFCD00079305
Linear Formula: C19H19N7O6
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥97% |
| biological source | synthetic |
| color | dark yellow |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C19H19N7O6/c20-19-25-1 |
| InChI key | OVBPIULPVIDEAO-LBPRGKRZSA |
| mol wt | Mw 441.40 g/mol |
| product line | BioReagent |
| Quality Level | 300 ![]() |
| SMILES string | NC(N1)=NC(C2=C1N=CC(CNC3= |
| solubility | 1 M NaOH: soluble 50 mg/mL, clear to very slightly hazy, faintly yellow to dark yellow-orange |
| storage temp. | room temp |
| technique(s) | cell culture | insect: suitable |
| cell culture | mammalian: suitable | |
| cell culture | plant: suitable |
| Application: | Folic acid has been used: • to study the role of vitamins and amino acids on hybridoma growth and monoclonal antibody production • in cells and treatments • in perforin gene targeting using the CRISPR/Cas gene editing approach |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | A nutritional delivery form of folate. Folic acid and its derivatives are essential mediators of one-carbon metabolism within cells. |
| General description: | Folic acid (FA)/pterylmonogluta |
| Packaging: | 5, 25 g in glass bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Purity | ≥97% |
| Storage Temp. | room temp |
| UNSPSC | 12352205 |

