Folic Acid

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Folic Acid

Description of the Drug

Folic acid is a nutrient used to treat megaloblastic anemia and is found in many supplements.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00158

Brand Name(s)

Bio science, Folic acid, Folicare, Folicet, Folsan, Folvite, Lexpec, Natur flow, Preconceive, Roche, Vitamin Bc, Vitamin M

Company Owner(s)

Pharmeral Inc, Athem Holdings Llc, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc, Halsey Drug Co Inc, Watson Laboratories Inc, Nexgen Pharma Inc, Amneal Pharmaceutical, Purepac Pharmaceutical Co, Xgen Pharmaceuticals Djb Inc, Impax Laboratories Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Not Available

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL3876
PharmGKB PA449692
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0000121
DrugBank DB00158
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14930521 16028504 49755686 16077361 14857129
PubChem 6037 135398658
Mcule MCULE-1208976029
NMRShiftDB 20096834
LINCS LSM-5355
Nikkaji J1.392G
PDBe FOL
BindingDB 50237629 50367343
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID0022519
DrugCentral 1231
Metabolights MTBLC27470
Brenda 229457 12672 1322 98564 19682 46495 150199 229458 98605 30367 12830 2840 170829 218797 108872 10763 96507 49991 96506 142288
ChemicalBook CB5100903
Guide to Pharmacology 4563 4562
rxnorm FOLATE FOLACIN FOLIC ACID
PubChem: Drugs of the Future 56310593
KEGG Ligand C00504
ChEBI 27470
ZINC ZINC000008577218