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pteroylglutamic_acid
pteroylglutamic acid
See also: pteroyl glutamic acid
English
Noun
pteroylglutamic acid (uncountable)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) The old name for folic acid, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction.