| Term: | intestine folic acid |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | intestine |
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| Definition: | Folded tube that has parts intestinal bulb, mid intestine and posterior intestine. The intestine is where digestion and nutrient absorption occurs. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001338] |
| Name: | folic acid |
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| Synonyms: | (2S)-2-(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzamido)pentanedioic acid, Acfol, acide folique, acido folico, acidum folicum, Folate, folic acid, Folicet, Folsaeure, N-(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoyl)-L-glutamic acid, N-[(4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)carbonyl]-L-glutamic acid, N-pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, PGA, PteGlu, pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, pteroyl-L-monoglutamic acid, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, vitamin B11, vitamin B9, vitamin Bc, vitamin Be, vitamin M |
| Definition: | An N-acyl-amino acid that is a form of the water-soluble vitamin B9. Its biologically active forms (tetrahydrofolate and others) are essential for nucleotide biosynthesis and homocysteine remethylation. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:27470] ( EBI ) |