pter·o·yl·glu·tam·ic acid

(tĕr′ō-ĭl-glo͞o-tăm′ĭk)

Folic acid.

[ptero(ic acid), an amino acid (pterin, a chemical compound derived from pteridine, a compound first identified in butterflies' wings from Greek pteron, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots + -oic) + -yl + glutamic acid.]

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pteroylglutamic acid - a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction

folacin, folate, folic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, vitamin Bc, vitamin M

B complex, B vitamin, B-complex vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex, B - originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins

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References in periodicals archive

The form of folate used for food fortification and vitamins is the pteroylglutamic acid (PGA) form because of its well-known stability.

Issues in immunoassay standardization: the ARCHITECT folate model for intermethod harmonization

Practice Implications: Pteroylglutamic acid, the synthetic FA found in most supplements including those used in the current trial, is structurally different from natural folates found in food.

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Consequently, we evaluated the recovery of spectrophotometrically determined (3) concentrations of supplemental 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (kindly provided by Eprova, Laternenacker, Switzerland) and pteroylglutamic acid (Merck) from sodium ascorbate and from phosphate buffer both before and after dilution of pH 4 hemolysates (n = 16).

Optimization of erythrocyte folate extraction

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