(organic chemistry) A univalent polycyclic heterocyclic acyl radical derived from pteroyl acid

plural of pteroyl

An aromatic carboxylic acid composed of a pteridine ring and a 4-aminobenzoic acid. It is a common structural feature of folic acid and its derivatives.

(organic chemistry) folic acid

Describing an amino acid in the vitamin B complex; folic (as in pteroylglutamic acid).

(biochemistry, organic chemistry, dated) folic acid, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction.

(organic chemistry) folic acid

(chemistry) Designating an antimetabolite acid used in treating cancers.