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Record Information
Version5.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2005-11-16 15:48:42 UTC
Update Date2021-09-14 15:44:56 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0001396
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB01396
Metabolite Identification
Common Name5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid
Description
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms
Chemical FormulaC20H25N7O6
Average Molecular Weight459.4558
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight459.186631567
IUPAC Name(2R)-2-[(4-{[(2-amino-5-methyl-4-oxo-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)formamido]pentanedioic acid
Traditional Name(2R)-2-[(4-{[(2-amino-5-methyl-4-oxo-3,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}phenyl)formamido]pentanedioic acid
CAS Registry Number134-35-0
SMILES
CN1C(CNC2=CC=C(C=C2)C(=O)N[C@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)CNC2=C1C(=O)NC(N)=N2
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C20H25N7O6/c1-27-12(9-23-16-15(27)18(31)26-20(21)25-16)8-22-11-4-2-10(3-5-11)17(30)24-13(19(32)33)6-7-14(28)29/h2-5,12-13,22H,6-9H2,1H3,(H,24,30)(H,28,29)(H,32,33)(H4,21,23,25,26,31)/t12?,13-/m1/s1
InChI KeyZNOVTXRBGFNYRX-ZGTCLIOFSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as tetrahydrofolic acids. These are heterocyclic compounds based on the 5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteroic acid skeleton conjugated with at least one L-glutamic acid unit.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassPteridines and derivatives
Sub ClassPterins and derivatives
Direct ParentTetrahydrofolic acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Tetrahydrofolic acid
  • Glutamic acid or derivatives
  • Hippuric acid or derivatives
  • Hippuric acid
  • N-acyl-alpha-amino acid
  • N-acyl-alpha amino acid or derivatives
  • Alpha-amino acid or derivatives
  • Aminobenzamide
  • Aminobenzoic acid or derivatives
  • Benzoic acid or derivatives
  • Benzamide
  • Benzoyl
  • Phenylalkylamine
  • Tertiary aliphatic/aromatic amine
  • Aniline or substituted anilines
  • Dialkylarylamine
  • Secondary aliphatic/aromatic amine
  • Pyrimidone
  • Aminopyrimidine
  • Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Benzenoid
  • Pyrimidine
  • Monocyclic benzene moiety
  • Vinylogous amide
  • Heteroaromatic compound
  • Secondary carboxylic acid amide
  • Tertiary amine
  • Amino acid or derivatives
  • Amino acid
  • Carboxamide group
  • Secondary amine
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Azacycle
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Primary amine
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Amine
  • Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
Physiological effect
Disposition
Process
Role
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Experimental Chromatographic Properties

Experimental Collision Cross Sections

Adduct TypeData SourceCCS Value (Å2)Reference
[M-H]-Not Available197.7http://allccs.zhulab.cn/database/detail?ID=AllCCS00000338
[M+H]+Not Available197.0http://allccs.zhulab.cn/database/detail?ID=AllCCS00000338
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Extracellular
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
  • Urine
Tissue Locations
  • Kidney
  • Liver
  • Placenta
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Abnormal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)Detected and Quantified0.00700-0.0110 uMChildren (1-13 years old)BothCerebral folate transport deficiency details
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)Detected and Quantified0.053 (0.02 - 0.09) uMAdult (>18 years old)Not SpecifiedRett syndrome details
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)Detected and Quantified0.026 +/- 0.007 uMChildren (1-13 years old)Not Specified
AIDS
details
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease References
Rett syndrome
  1. Ormazabal A, Artuch R, Vilaseca MA, Aracil A, Pineda M: Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of folate, biogenic amines and pterins in Rett syndrome: treatment with folinic acid. Neuropediatrics. 2005 Dec;36(6):380-5. [PubMed:16429378 ]
AIDS
  1. Surtees R, Hyland K, Smith I: Central-nervous-system methyl-group metabolism in children with neurological complications of HIV infection. Lancet. 1990 Mar 17;335(8690):619-21. [PubMed:1969014 ]
Cerebral folate transport deficiency
  1. Al-Baradie RS, Chaudhary MW: Diagnosis and management of cerebral folate deficiency. A form of folinic acid-responsive seizures. Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2014 Oct;19(4):312-6. [PubMed:25274592 ]
Associated OMIM IDs
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022600
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID388371
KEGG Compound IDC00440
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG ID34988
Wikipedia LinkLevomefolic acid
METLIN ID6215
PubChem Compound439234
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID15641
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH ID5MTHF
MarkerDB IDMDB00000321
Good Scents IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceGennari, Federico. Process for producing 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid and its salts. U.S. (1992), 6 pp.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in cobalamin binding
Specific function:
Catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from methyl-cobalamin to homocysteine, yielding enzyme-bound cob(I)alamin and methionine. Subsequently, remethylates the cofactor using methyltetrahydrofolate (By similarity).
Gene Name:
MTR
Uniprot ID:
Q99707
Molecular weight:
140525.91
Reactions
5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid + Homocysteine → Tetrahydrofolic acid + Methioninedetails
General function:
Involved in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADPH) activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the conversion of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, a co-substrate for homocysteine remethylation to methionine.
Gene Name:
MTHFR
Uniprot ID:
P42898
Molecular weight:
74595.895
Reactions
5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid + NAD(P)(+) → 5,10-Methylene-THF + NAD(P)Hdetails
5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid + NADP → 5,10-Methylene-THF + NADPH + Hydrogen Iondetails
5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid + NAD → 5,10-Methylene-THF + NADH + Hydrogen Iondetails
General function:
Not Available
Specific function:
N5-glutamine methyltransferase responsible for the methylation of the GGQ triplet of the mitochondrial translation release factor MTRF1L.
Gene Name:
HEMK1
Uniprot ID:
Q9Y5R4
Molecular weight:
Not Available
Reactions
Serotonin + 5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid → 5-Methoxytryptamine + Tetrahydrofolic aciddetails
General function:
Not Available
Specific function:
Probable methyltransferase (By similarity).
Gene Name:
METTL2B
Uniprot ID:
Q6P1Q9
Molecular weight:
Not Available
Reactions
Serotonin + 5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid → 5-Methoxytryptamine + Tetrahydrofolic aciddetails
General function:
Not Available
Specific function:
Probable methyltransferase (By similarity).
Gene Name:
METTL6
Uniprot ID:
Q8TCB7
Molecular weight:
Not Available
Reactions
Serotonin + 5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid → 5-Methoxytryptamine + Tetrahydrofolic aciddetails
General function:
Not Available
Specific function:
Methyltransferase that may act on DNA.
Gene Name:
WBSCR22
Uniprot ID:
O43709
Molecular weight:
Not Available
Reactions
Serotonin + 5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid → 5-Methoxytryptamine + Tetrahydrofolic aciddetails