pteroic acid
Chemistry
noun
A crystalline acid whose tricyclic molecule is the basis of the structures of the pteroylglutamic acids (in which glutamate residues are linked to the carboxyl group of the acid).
- Systematic name: p-[(2-amino-4-hydroxy-pteridin-6-ylmethyl)amino]benzoic acid; C14H12N6O3..
Origin
1940s.