tetrahydrofolic acid
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[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)