Abstract
Folic acid (M r = 441, Fig. 1 ) is a vitamin essential for de novo nucleotide synthesis and one-carbon metabolism. The ability to acquire folate, therefore, is important to the viability of proliferating cells.
Folic acid.
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Lee, R.J., Low, P.S. (2000). Folate as a Targeting Device for Proteins Utilizing Folate Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis. In: Francis, G.E., Delgado, C. (eds) Drug Targeting. Methods in Molecular Medicine™, vol 25. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-075-6:69
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