FOLIC ACID
Introduction
Folic acid is an important group B water-soluble vitamin, which was isolated from spinach in 1941 and named for its rich content in green leaves. It is also known as glutamic acid. There are several forms of existence in nature, and its parent compound is a combination of three components: pyridine, para-aminobenzoic acid and glutamic acid. Folic acid contains one or more Chemicalbook glutamyl groups, and most of the naturally occurring folic acids are in the form of polyglutamic acid. The bioactive form of folic acid is tetrahydrofolic acid. In 1981, the Naming Committee of the American Society of Nutrition (CNAIN) collectively called folic acid and related compounds with folic acid biological activity as fo-lacin. Biological activity is generally expresed in weight units.
Chemical structure
The structure of folic acid is composed of a pyridine, which is adjacent to p-aminobenzoic acid through a methylene bridge to form a pyric acid (pyrid acyl), and then combined with glutamic acid.
USE
Folic acid can improve megaloblastic anaemia. Pregnant women's intake of safe amounts of folic acid can prevent vascular sclerosis, foetal malformations and premature birth. In addition, pregnant women need to start supplementing folic acid three months before pregnancy to meet the needs of pregnancy, because generally folic acid can only be converted after 4 weeks of ingestion in the human body to play a physiological role. Use. Supplementing folic acid can improve tongue redness, swelling and pain, mental depression, fatigue and insomnia; prevent intestinal parasites and food poisoning; promote skin health and breed oral mucosal ulcers; take it with pantothenic acid and para-aminobenzoic acid to prevent gray hair; taking it when the body is weak can promote appetite.
