DeCS

Descriptor English:

Formyltetrahydrofolates

Descriptor Spanish:

Formiltetrahidrofolatos

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	formiltetrahidrofolatos
Entry term(s)	N(10)-formiltetrahidrofolato ácidos formiltetrahidrofólicos
Scope note:	Tetrahidrofolatos sustituidos por un grupo formilo en el átomo de nitrógeno en posición 5 o en el átomo de nitrógeno en posición 10. El N(5)-formiltetrahidrofolato es la leucovorina (factor citrovorum), en tanto que el N(10)-formiltetrahidrofolato es una coenzima activa que funciona como portadora del grupo formilo en diversas reacciones enzimáticas.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Formiltetra-Hidrofolatos

Descriptor French:

Formyltétrahydrofolates

Tree number(s):

D03.633.100.733.631.400.800.350
D08.211.840.300

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005575

Scope note:

Tetrahydrofolates which are substituted by a formyl group at either the nitrogen atom in the 5 position or the nitrogen atom in the 10 position. N(5)-Formyltetrahydrofolate is leucovorin (citrovorum factor) while N(10)-formyltetrahydrofolate is an active coenzyme which functions as a carrier of the formyl group in a number of enzymatic reactions.

Annotation:

deficiency: coordinate FORMYLTETRAHYDROFOLATES /defic (IM) with FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY (IM)

Allowable Qualifiers:

AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BI biosynthèse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
DF déficit
EC économie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PH physiologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

Pharm Action:

Vitamin B Complex

DeCS ID:

28042

Unique ID:

D005575

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Date Established:

1991/01/01

Date of Entry:

1975/07/25