DeCS

Descriptor English:

Leucovorin

Descriptor Spanish:

Leucovorina

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	leucovorina
Entry term(s)	N(5)-formiltetrahidrofolato factor citrovorum leucovorina cálcica ácido folínico
Scope note:	Metabolito activo del ÁCIDO FÓLICO. La leucovorina se utiliza principalmente como antídoto de los ANTAGONISTAS DEL ÁCIDO FÓLICO.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Leucovorina

Descriptor French:

Leucovorine

Entry term(s):

Acide folinique
Acide formyltétrahydrofolique
Citrovorine
Facteur citrovorum

Tree number(s):

D03.633.100.733.631.400.800.350.450
D08.211.840.300.500

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002955

Scope note:

The active metabolite of FOLIC ACID. Leucovorin is used principally as an antidote to FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS.

Annotation:

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

Allowable Qualifiers:

AA analogues et dérivés
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:

Antidotes
Vitamin B Complex

Registry Number:

Q573I9DVLP

CAS Type 1 Name:

L-Glutamic acid, N-(4-(((2-amino-5-formyl-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl)amino)benzoyl)-

DeCS ID:

28238

Unique ID:

D002955

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