A vitamin needed to synthesize DNA, conduct DNA repair and methylate DNA, it also acts as a cofactor in biological reactions involving folate.
Folic acid-(glutamic acid-13C5) can be used as an analytical standard for data interpretation in specific biological samples.
Folic acid is a water-soluble vitamin B, which is also known as vitamin B9 or folate or pteroylglutamic acid. It is naturally found in leafy vegetables and?fruits. It plays an important role in DNA synthesis and acts as a free radical scavenger.
Folic acid-(glutamic acid-13C5) is an isotope of vitamin B9 wherein all the five glutamate carbons are replaced by 13C6 carbon.
