Structured Summary
Abstract
The active metabolite of FOLIC ACID. Leucovorin is used principally as an antidote to FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C20H23N7O7
- Molecular Weight
- 473.4 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 58-05-9
- IUPAC Name
- (2S)-2-[[4-[(2-amino-5-formyl-4-oxo-3,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridin-6-yl)methylamino]benzoyl]amino]pentanedioic acid
- InChIKey
- VVIAGPKUTFNRDU-ABLWVSNPSA-N
- SMILES
- C1C(N(C2=C(N1)N=C(NC2=O)N)C=O)CNC3=CC=C(C=C3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D002955
- Source
- PubChem CID 135403648
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Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
26 entry terms
- Folinic Acid
- Folinic Acid-SF
- Leukovorin
- Leukovorum
- Acid, Folinic
- Folinic Acid SF
- 5-Formyltetrahydrofolate
- 5-Formyltetrahydropteroylglutamate
- Calcium Folinate
- Calcium Leucovorin
- Citrovorum Factor
- Leucovorin, (D)-Isomer
- Leucovorin, (DL)-Isomer
- Leucovorin, (R)-Isomer
- Leucovorin, Calcium (1:1) Salt
- Leucovorin, Calcium (1:1) Salt, (DL)-Isomer
- Leucovorin, Calcium (1:1) Salt, Pentahydrate
- Leucovorin, Monosodium Salt
- N(5)-Formyltetrahydrofolate
- Wellcovorin
- 5 Formyltetrahydrofolate
- 5 Formyltetrahydropteroylglutamate
- Factor, Citrovorum
- Folinate, Calcium
- Leucovorin, Calcium
- Monosodium Salt Leucovorin
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Aspects Covered
29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
deficiency: coordinate LEUCOVORIN /defic (IM) with FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY (IM)
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History Note
90; was CITROVORUM FACTOR 1964-89
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Leucovorin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002955. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002955
- Leucovorin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folinic_acid
- Leucovorin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45435667
- Leucovorin. In: PubChem Compound. CID 135403648. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/135403648