Synonyms: 5-formyltetrahydrofolic acid | leucovorin | Wellcovorin®
folinic acid is an approved drug (FDA (1952))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Folinic acid is the biologically active form of folic acid (also known as the (-)-l-isomer, citrovorum factor or (-)-folinic acid). The approved drug is called leucovorin.
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Classification ![]() |
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Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Approved drug? | Yes (FDA (1952)) |
Approved drug? | Yes. FDA (1952) |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
(2S)-2-[(4-{[(2-amino-5-formyl-4-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)formamido]pentanedioic acid |
Synonyms ![]() |
5-formyltetrahydrofolic acid | leucovorin | Wellcovorin® |
Database Links ![]() |
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CAS Registry No. | 58-05-9 (source: Scifinder) |
ChEBI | CHEBI:15640 |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL1679 |
DrugBank Ligand | DB00650 |
DrugCentral Ligand | 1232 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 178101518 |
PubChem CID | 135403648 |
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | VVIAGPKUTFNRDU-ABLWVSNPSA-N |
Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | VVIAGPKUTFNRDU |
UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | VVIAGPKUTFNRDU-ABLWVSNPSA-N |
UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | VVIAGPKUTFNRDU-ABLWVSNPSA-N |
Wikipedia | Folinic_acid |
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Folinic acid (links to external site)
Cat. No. HY-17556 |