Folic acid is also known as Vitamin B9

Folic acid on cell division and growth of nucleic acids, amino acids, protein synthesis plays an important role. The body is the lack of folic acid can lead to abnormal red blood cells, the increase of immature cells, anemia and leukopenia. Folic acid is an essential nutrient of fetal growth and development. Pregnant women lack of folic acid may lead to low birth weight, cleft palate,heart defects at birth etc. Therefore, for pregnant women began before taking 100 to 300 micrograms of folic acid per day.

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Introduction

Folic acid is a derivative of pteridine, originally isolated from the liver and later found to be abundant in the green leaves of plants, hence the name folic acid. It is widely found in meat, fresh fruits, vegetables, yellow crystalline powder, tasteless and odorless, its sodium salt soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol and ether and other organic solvents, insoluble in cold water but slightly soluble in hot water. Unstable in acidic solutions and easily destroyed by light.

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Function

1. Folic acid helps prevent heart disease and stroke by reducing homocysteine in the blood. Homocysteine is an amino acid found in meats that can damage arterial walls and contribute to development of atherosclerosis, a condition that often leads to early heart attack.

2. Folic acid is also thought to be helpful to improving ulcerative colitis symptoms, and may help prevent cancer of the cervix and the colon. Women that get a lot of folic acid decrease their risk of getting colon cancer by up to 60 percent.

3. Adequate folic acid intake during pregnant helps protect against congenital malformations, including neural tube defects.

4. Folic acid can also help protect the lungs from lung sickness. Increasing folic acid has been shown to reduce the number of abnormal or precancerous bronchial cells in smokers.

Product specification

Item	BP
Appearance	Yellow or Orange Crystalline Powder, Almost Odorless
Identification	Detailed In BP2002
Ultraviolet Absorption	Ultraviolet Absorption (A256/A365=2.80~3.00)
Thin-layer Chromatography	Meets The Requirements
Specific Rotation	About +20°
Assay	96.0%-102.0%
Water	5.0%-8.5%
Sulphated Ash	≤0.2%
Free Amines	≤1/6
Solubility	Meets the Requirements