Folinic Acid

Scheme

BAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

V03AF

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000058-05-9

Chemical Formula

C20-H23-N7-O7

Molecular Weight

473

Therapeutic Category

Antidote against folic acid antagonists

Chemical Names

5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid

5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteroyl-L-glutamic acid

5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteroyl-L-glutaminsäure (IUPAC)

5-Formyltetrahydropteroylglutamic acid

L-Glutamic acid, N-[4-[[(2-amino-5-formyl-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino]benzoyl]-, calcium salt (1:1)

N-[4'-[[(2-Amino-4-hydroxy-6-pteridyl)methyl]amino]benzoyl]-L-(+)-glutamic acid (WHO)

N-[4-[[(2-Amino-5-formyl-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl]-amino]benzoyl]-L-glutamic acid

N-[p-[[(2-amino-5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-6-pteridinyl)methyl]amino]benzoyl]glutamic acid

Foreign Names

• Acidum folinicum (Latin)
• Folinsäure (German)
• Acide folinique (French)

Generic Names

• Acide folinique (OS: DCF)
• Folinic Acid (OS: BAN)
• Leucovorin (OS: BAN)
• Citrovorin (IS)
• Citrovorum Factor (IS)
• Citrovorum-Faktor (IS)
• Folidan (IS)
• Folinac (IS)
• Folininsäure (IS)
• Folinsäure SF (IS)
• FTHF (IS)
• Leuconostoc-citrovorum-factor (IS)
• Disodium Folinate (OS: BAN)
• Sodium folinate (IS)

Brand Names

• Acidio Folinico
  Baxter, Chile; Kampar, Chile



• Covorit
  Chile, Chile



• Folinate EG
  Eurogenerics, Belgium



• Leicoverin-Lens
  Verofarm, Georgia



• Leucovorin Calcium
  Hospira, Belgium



• Leucovorin
  Wyeth, Taiwan



• Leucovorina Richet
  Richet, Argentina



• Leucovorina
  Pfizer, Chile



• Leucovorin-Faulding
  Pharmaplan, South Africa



• Rescuvolin
  Pharmachemie, South Africa



• Sanifolin
  Schering, Ethiopia



• Calciumfolinat ONCOtrade
  ONCOtrade, Germany



• Oncofolic
  Medac, Germany



• Ribosofol
  Ribosepharm, Germany



• Sodiofolin
  Medac, United Kingdom



• VoriNa
  Hospira, Germany; Medias International, Slovenia; Pharmachemie, Estonia; Pharmachemie, Netherlands; Pharmachemie, Poland; Teva, Belgium; Teva, Czech Republic; Teva, Lithuania

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
WHO	World Health Organization

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