[tə′rō·ik ′as·əd] (biochemistry) C14H12N6O3 A crystalline amino acid formed by hydrolysis of folic acid or other pteroylglutamic acids.
pteroic acid
pte·ro·ic ac·id
(tĕ-rō'ik as'id), A constituent of folic acid, containing p-aminobenzoic acid and pteridine linked by a -CH2- group between the amino group of the former and C-6 of the latter.