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Folinic acid
Introduction: Folinic acid
Description of Folinic acid
Folinic acid: (1) The active form of folic acid that acts as a formyl group carrier in transformylation reactions; the calcium salt, leucovorin calcium, has therapeutic use. (2) The term is occasionally applied to other folates. SYN: citrovorum factor, leucovorin.
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Folinic acid: The active l-isomer of the racemic mixture of the 5-formyl derivative of tetrahydrofolic acid. Metabolically active, l-leucovorin, also known levoleucovorin, does not require bioactivation by dihydrofolate reductase, an enzyme inhibited by folic acid antagonists. This agent may enhance the effects of fluoropyrimidines by stabilizing their binding to the enzyme thymidylate synthase. (NCI04)
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External links related to: Folinic acid
- Refolinon Tablets , SPC from the eMC
- Leucovorin Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Leucovorin - RxList Monographs
- MDAdvice.com - Health Library - Prescription & Non-Prescription Drugs - LEUCOVORIN
- Isovorin , SPC from the eMC
- Lederfolin Solution (Calcium Leucovorin Solution for Injection 350mg/vial) , SPC from the eMC
- CancerSourceMD.Com Drug Guide
- Refolinon Injection 2 ml / 10 ml , SPC from the eMC
- MedDet
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