pteroylglutamic acid

See also: pteroyl glutamic acid

English

Noun

pteroylglutamic acid (uncountable)

(biochemistry, organic chemistry, dated) folic acid, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction.

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