8619. Sodium Folate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 6484-89-5
N-[4-[[(2-Amino-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino]benzoyl]-l-glutamic acid monosodium salt; folic acid sodium salt; sodium pteroylglutamate; sodium Folvite.
C19H18N7NaO6; mol wt 463.38.
C 49.25%, H 3.92%, N 21.16%, Na 4.96%, O 20.72%.
Chemical structure

Properties

Sold only as sterile soln in ampuls. Clear, mobile liquid. Yellow to orange-yellow color. pH between 8.5 and 11.0. For spectrophotometric data see Folic Acid.

Therapeutic Category

Water-soluble hematopoietic vitamin.

Keywords

Vitamin/Vitamin Source