Folic acid

Catalog No.S4605 Batch:S460501

Technical Data

Formula	C₁₉H₁₉N₇O₆
Molecular Weight	441.40	CAS No.	59-30-3
Solubility (25°C)*	In vitro	DMSO	2 mg/mL (4.53 mM)
		Water	Insoluble
		Ethanol	Insoluble
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble. * Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations. * Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description	Folic acid (Folacin, Vitamin B9, Vitamin M, Pteroylglutamic acid, Folate), a B vitamin, plays an important role in cell division and in the synthesis of amino acids and nucleic acids like DNA.
In vitro	Folic acid treatment induces dose-related increases in BRCA1 mRNA expression in HepG2, Huh-7D12, Hs578T, and JURKAT and in BRCA2 in HepG2, Hs578T, MCF7, and MDA-MB-157 cells. FA does not affect the corresponding normal cells or on any of the ovarian cell lines. Folic acid induces increased BRCA1 protein expression in Hs578T, but not HepG2 cells, whereas BRCA2 protein levels are undetectable. FA treatment does not alter DNA repair in liver-derived cells, whereas there are transient effects on breast-derived cells. There is no effect of FA treatment on BRCA1 or BRCA2 DNA methylation, although there is some variation in the methylation of specific CpG loci between some cell lines^[1].

Description

Folic acid (Folacin, Vitamin B9, Vitamin M, Pteroylglutamic acid, Folate), a B vitamin, plays an important role in cell division and in the synthesis of amino acids and nucleic acids like DNA.

In vitro

Folic acid treatment induces dose-related increases in BRCA1 mRNA expression in HepG2, Huh-7D12, Hs578T, and JURKAT and in BRCA2 in HepG2, Hs578T, MCF7, and MDA-MB-157 cells. FA does not affect the corresponding normal cells or on any of the ovarian cell lines. Folic acid induces increased BRCA1 protein expression in Hs578T, but not HepG2 cells, whereas BRCA2 protein levels are undetectable. FA treatment does not alter DNA repair in liver-derived cells, whereas there are transient effects on breast-derived cells. There is no effect of FA treatment on BRCA1 or BRCA2 DNA methylation, although there is some variation in the methylation of specific CpG loci between some cell lines^[1].

Protocol (from reference)

Cell Assay:^{^[1]}	Cell lines HepG2, Huh-7D12, Hs578T, JURKAT, Hs578T, MCF7, and MDA-MB-157 cells Concentrations 0, 25, 50, 75, or 100 nmol/L Incubation Time 72 h Method To determine the effect of FA supplementation on BRCA1 and BRCA2 mRNA expression, all cell lines were treated with 0, 25, 50, 75, or 100 nmol/L FA for 72 hours before harvesting in TRI Reagent according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Animal Study:^{^[2]}	Animal Models ICR strain mice Dosages 3 mg/kg Administration by gastric intubation

Cell Assay:^{^[1]}

Cell lines
HepG2, Huh-7D12, Hs578T, JURKAT, Hs578T, MCF7, and MDA-MB-157 cells
Concentrations
0, 25, 50, 75, or 100 nmol/L
Incubation Time
72 h
Method
To determine the effect of FA supplementation on BRCA1 and BRCA2 mRNA expression, all cell lines were treated with 0, 25, 50, 75, or 100 nmol/L FA for 72 hours before harvesting in TRI Reagent according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Animal Study:^{^[2]}

Animal Models
ICR strain mice
Dosages
3 mg/kg
Administration
by gastric intubation

References

Selleck's Folic acid has been cited by 3 publications

HDAC3 aberration-incurred GPX4 suppression drives renal ferroptosis and AKI-CKD progression [ Redox Biol, 2023, 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102939]	PubMed: 37890360
Hyperhomocysteinemia Promotes Cardiac Hypertrophy in Hypertension [ Oxid Med Cell Longev, 2022, 2022:1486157]	PubMed: 36046692
Repurposing the natural compounds as potential therapeutic agents for COVID-19 based on the molecular docking study of the main protease and the receptor-binding domain of spike protein [ J Mol Model, 2022, 28(6):153]	PubMed: 35578055

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