tetrahydrofolate (THF)

Introduction

Reduced state of cofactor in 1 carbon transfer reactions.

More general terms

• folic acid; folate; vitamin B9

More specific terms

• N10-formyltetrahydrofolate
• N5,N10-methenyltetrahydrofolate
• N5,N10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
• N5-formiminotetrahydrofolate
• N5-formyltetrahydrofolate (folinic acid, citrovorum factor, Fusilev)
• N5-methyltetrahydrofolate

Additional terms

• folate metabolism
• methionine metabolism (trans-sulfuration pathway)

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=1129
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5280320
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5289465
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=91443