tetrahydrofolic acid
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
tetrahydrofolic acid (uncountable)
- A derivative of folic acid; it is a cofactor in many reactions, especially in the synthesis (or anabolism) of amino acids and nucleic acids.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- tetrahydrofolate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)