89 results about "Tetrahydrofolic acid" patented technology

Compositions and methods for improving the nutritional and physiological status of a woman and her child during all stages of pregnancy are provided herein. This includes pre-conceptional women, pregnant women, and post-natal women (both lactating and non-lactating mothers). The compositions are particularly useful for the neurological, visual, and cognitive development of an embryo, fetus, or infant and the nutritional and physiological well-being of the mother, fetus, and infant. The compositions contain one or more folates, such as a reduced folate and/or folic acid, and one or more essential fatty acids (EFA), such as an omega-3 and/or omega-6 fatty acid. The addition of the essential fatty acid improves upon the folate containing nutritional preparations described in the prior art. The one or more folates and essential fatty acid may be administered together or in separate dosage units. The one or more folates may be selected from folic acid/folate, one or more reduced folates, or a combination of folic acid/folate and one or more reduced folates. The reduced folate is preferably 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, and most preferably 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid. The essential fatty acid is preferably an omega-3 fatty acid, and is preferably docosahexenoic acid (DHA) derived from a vegetarian or non-fish source. The compositions may optionally contain other vitamins, minerals, and ingredients, such as, emollient laxatives—all defined herein as “optional or other ingredients”.

Compositions and methods for improving the nutritional and physiological status of a woman and her child during all stages of pregnancy are provided herein. This includes pre-conceptional women, pregnant women, and post-natal women (both lactating and non-lactating mothers). The compositions are particularly useful for the neurological, visual, and cognitive development of an embryo, fetus, or infant and the nutritional and physiological well-being of the mother, fetus, and infant. The compositions contain one or more folates, such as a reduced folate and/or folic acid, and one or more essential fatty acids (EFA), such as an omega-3 and/or omega-6 fatty acid. The addition of the essential fatty acid improves upon the folate containing nutritional preparations described in the prior art. The one or more folates and essential fatty acid may be administered together or in separate dosage units. The one or more folates may be selected from folic acid/folate, one or more reduced folates, or a combination of folic acid/folate and one or more reduced folates. The reduced folate is preferably 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, and most preferably 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid. The essential fatty acid is preferably an omega-3 fatty acid, and is preferably docosahexenoic acid (DHA) derived from a vegetarian or non-fish source. The compositions may optionally contain other vitamins, minerals, and ingredients, such as, emollient laxatives-all defined herein as “optional or other ingredients”.

The invention discloses an agent box for assessing pre-pregnant nutrition metabolism hereditary ability. The agent box comprises specificity primer pair and specificity fluorescent detecting probe pair for detecting synchronously number rs1801133 and rs1801131 SNP site on 5,10-methano tetrahydrofolic acid reducing ferment gene, number rs1801394 SNP site on methilanin synthetase reducing ferment gene, number rs731236 and rs1544410 on vitamin D receptor gene, number rs5443 SNP site on G albumen Beta3 second unit gene, general component for detecting fluorescent definite quantity PCR etc.. The agent box of the invention assesses pre-pregnant nutrition metabolism hereditary ability by detecting synchronously mononucleotide polymorphism site gene type correlative closely to pre-pregnant nutrition metabolism hereditary potence.

Compositions and methods for the treatment of osteoporosis and/or inflammatory joint disease are provided herein. The compositions contain a folate, such as a reduced folate, and folic acid. The folate is preferably 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, and most preferably 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid. The folate and folic acid can be given in the same dosage unit or separate dosage units, and more than one dosage unit can be given per dose. The compositions may also contain one or more vitamins and minerals selected from vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin D3, calcium, magnesium, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). These ingredients are optional, but preferable (especially the vitamins and minerals). The compositions may further contain one or more additional ingredients such as vitamins, minerals, and laxatives. The compositions are useful in the treatment of all forms of osteoporosis, including primary osteoporosis and secondary osteoporosis, and/or inflammatory joint diseases, especially in patients having a folic acid metabolism deficiency. The compositions are particularly useful in the treatment of inflammatory joint diseases, with complications that include bone loss, fracture, and osteoporosis. In addition, the compositions are beneficial for the prevention of osteoporosis in subjects who do not yet have the disease, but who are at risk for getting osteoporosis, such as post-menopausal women, subjects with osteopenia (mid thinning of the bone mass), subjects with an inflammatory joint disease, or people who are over the age of 70.

The invention discloses a method for measuring the content of total folic acid and derivatives thereof in vegetables synchronously and quantitatively, which comprises the following steps of: 1) extracting folic acid in the vegetables; 2) adding mouse serum conjugase into the obtained vegetable folic acid extract, incubating and centrifugating to obtain vegetable folic acid deconjugation extract; 3) performing solid phase extraction on the vegetable folic acid deconjugation extract and purifying; 4) separating four folic acid derivatives comprising tetrahydrofolic acid, 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolic acid, 5-formyl-tetrahydrofolic acid and the folic acid in the vegetables by using a chromatographic column; and 5) measuring the folic acid quantitatively. By the method, the content of the total folic acid and different folic acid derivatives can be measured synchronously.

The invention relates to the field of preparation of bulk pharmaceutical chemicals, in particular to a medicinal calcium folinate. The method comprises the following steps of: firstly reducing folic acid to generate tetrahydrofolic acid; then acylating tetrahydrofolic acid to generate leucovorin hydrochloride; and finally salifying leucovorin hydrochloride to generate calcium folinate. By the adoption of the method, the residual risk of toxic substances in medicines in the traditional process can be avoided completely; nontoxic organic acid zinc is used as a catalyst and nontoxic organic amine carboxylate servers as a reduzate and a protective group of aldehyde group, therefore the product is safer and the yield and purity of the product can be improved; a low-temperature and acidification condition is adopted in the method for keeping the leucovorin hydrochloride which serves as an intermediate stable, therefore the yield of the product can be improved, and impurities in the product can be reduced, and the yield of the finished calcium folinate product, based on calcium folinate, is improved to 30-38% from original 15-20%.

A composition for human or animal consumption for supplying folate which includes a natural isomer of reduced folate, such as (6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid, 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid, 5-formyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid, 10-formyl-(6R)-tetrahydrofolic acid, 5,10-methylene-(6R)-tetrahydrofolic acid, 5,10-methenyl-(6R)-tetrahydrofolic acid, 5-formimino-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid, and their polyglutamyl derivatives is disclosed. Such compositions include multivitamin preparations (with or without minerals and other nutrients); breakfast foods such as prepared cereals, toaster pastries and breakfast bars; infant formulas; dietary supplements and complete diet and weight-loss formulas and bars; animal feed (for example pet foods) and animal feed supplements (such as for poultry feed). The amount of the natural isomer of a reduced folate in a composition for human consumption can range between about 5% and about 200% of the daily requirement for folic acid per serving or dose.

The invention relates to a crystal form A of 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid and a preparation method thereof. The crystal form A of the 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid has characteristic peaks at about 7.3, 9.3, 11.6, 12.1, 14.0, 14.4, 15.6, 16.7, 17.2, 18.2, 18.5, 18.9, 19.9, 20.8, 21.5, 21.8, 22.1, 22.6, 23.2, 23.5, 23.9, 24.4, 24.7, 25.6, 26.5, 27.1, 27.8, 28.4 and 29.1 in X-ray powder diffraction expressed by 2[theta] by utilization of Cu-K[alpha] radiation. The crystal form A of the 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid is good in stability, high in purity, good in reproducibility and good in dissolvability. The preparation method is simple and is suitable for industrial production.

The invention discloses a tetrahydrochysene folacin derivant substituted by 8-aza, N5-alkyl and optical pure isomer or diastereoisomer and medical composition, wherein each group in the formula is defined as introduction, which possesses anti-folacin proteinase in the tumour-resistance drug.

A process for the large-scale chemoenzymatic production of (6S)-5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid, also known as (6S)-5-methylTHFA, the process comprising the steps of: (1) reducing folic acid (FA) so as to yield dihydrofolic acid (DHFA); (2) stereoselectively reducing DHFA with dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) in the presence of NADP/NADPH, glucose and GluDH so as to yield (6S)-THFA; (3) converting (6S)-THFA to (6S)-5-methylTHFA; and (4) isolating (6S)-5-methylTHFA.

The invention discloses a method and a kit for accurately detecting folic acid in blood. 1) The method for accurately detecting folic acid in blood comprises the steps of 1) adding an internal standard into a blood sample, enriching and purifying folic acid by using a specific solid-phase extraction column, and analyzing the purified liquid by using tandem mass spectrometry, and establishing a calibration curve through an internal standard method for quantification by taking the retention time and the ion pair abundance ratio as a qualitative basis, thereby being accurately detecting folic acid, 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid and 5-formyl tetrahydrofolic acid in blood. 2) The invention also discloses a kit for accurately detecting folic acid in blood, which comprises a specific solid-phase extraction column, an internal standard mixed solution, a calibration solution, an activation solution, an equilibrium solution, leacheate 1 and leacheate 2, an extraction solution and a quality control sample. According to the invention, accurate quantitative detection of folic acid, 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid and 5-formyl tetrahydrofolic acid in blood can be realized, and good precision and accuracy are achieved.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medicine, and particularly relates to a target composition capable of improving light cognition impairment and a preparation method thereof. The targetcomposition is prepared from the following components in percentage by weight: 20 to 30 percent of L-carnitine, 15 to 30 percent of fructus alpiniae oxyphyllae extract, 10 to 30 percent of folium ginkgo extract, 10 to 30 percent of boxthorn leaf extract, 0.005 to 0.02 percent of cyanocobalamin, 0.01 to 0.03 percent of L-5-methyl-tetrahydrofolic acid and 10 to 30 percent of auxiliary material. Thetarget composition has a remarkable effect when used for improving light cognitive impairment.

The invention relates to a reagent (kit) for measuring formaldehyde by using an enzyme-multiplied method, an enzyme colorimetric method and an enzyme coupling method as well as a method for measuring the concentration of the formaldehyde, and composition and ingredients of the reagent, belonging to the technical field of food/environmental test. The reagent (kit) comprises the main ingredients of buffer solution, coenzyme, adenosine triphosphoric acid, tetrahydrofolic acid, glyceric aldehyde-3-phosphoric acid, formaldehyde dehydrogenase, formic acid-dihydrofolic acid ligase, glyceric aldehyde-3-glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase and stabilizing agent. The concentration of the formaldehyde is measured by mixing a sample and the reagent according to a certain volume ratio to carry out a series of enzymatic reaction, placing the reactant under an ultraviolet/visible light analyzer and detecting the ascending degree of absorbance at a dominant wavelength of 340nm.

The present invention is directed towards the hemisulfate salt of 5,10-methylene-(6R)-tetrahydrofolic acid, preferably in substantially crystalline form, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof in therapy, preferably chemotherapy.

The invention belongs to the technical field of enzymatic synthesis, and relates to a method for preparing L-5-calcium methyl tetrahydrofolate through an enzymic method. The method comprises the following steps that 1, folic acid serves as the raw material, and zinc powder is used for making zinc powder reduced to be dihydrofolic acid; 2, dihydrofolic acid reductase and glucose dehydrogenase are added in dihydrofolic acid, and a reaction is conducted to obtain L-tetrahydrofolic acid; 3, formaldehyde and hydroboron are added in L-tetrahydrofolic acid, and a reaction is conducted for obtaining L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate; 4, L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate is salified, and L-5-calcium methyl tetrahydrofolate is obtained. Accordingly, the effective method for preparing L-5-calcium methyl tetrahydrofolate through the enzymic method is provided, the preparation method is free of splitting, mild in reaction, high in yield, high in product purity and friendly to environment, and has a very good industrial prospect.

The present invention provides a stabilized aqueous preparation for injection containing 5-formyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient and a method of stabilizing 5-formyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. An aqueous preparation containing 5-formyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof shows extremely excellent preservation stability in the presence of a pH regulator and an antioxidant.

A method for producing β-hydroxy amino acid and its optically-active isomer is provided. The β-hydroxy amino acid is produced by reacting a predetermined D-α-amino acid and 5,10-methylene tetrahydrofolic acid in the presence of an enzyme derived from a microorganism belonging to the genera Paracoccus, Aminobacter, or Ensifer.

The invention belongs to the technical field of organic synthesis and relates to a method for preparing (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolate calcium. The method comprises the following steps: in an alkali environment, adding sodium borohydride, dropping a mixture of folic acid and water at a normal temperature, and performing a heating reaction to generate tetrahydrofolic acid; firstly, dropping a formaldehyde and sodium borohydride solution to implement a reaction, after the reaction is completed, cooling, leaving to stand for a certain time, and performing suction filtration to remove boron; dropping a calcium chloride solution into filtrate, performing stirring crystallization, and performing suction filtration so as to obtain 5-methyltetrahydrofolate calcium; mixing the obtained crystal withwater, adding EDTA (Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid) and S-(-)-N-ethyl-2-aminomethyl pyrrolidine, performing a resolution reaction, after the reaction is completed, cooling to separate an R-type antipode and an S-type antipode in sequence, continuously dropping the calcium chloride solution into the obtained S-type antipode, performing stirring crystallization, and performing suction filtration,thereby obtaining (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolate calcium. The (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolate calcium produced by using the method provided by the invention is high in product purity, stable in reactionand good in environment protection.

New process for the production of (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid or derivatives thereof starting from the corresponding (6S, 6R) racemic mixture. The procedure comprises in the steps of adding an organic acid to a non-alkaline suspension of (6S,6R)-5,6,7,8-tetraydrofolic acid, up to a pH value in the range of 1 to 3; heating the suspension from 30° to 80° C.; cooling the suspension from 20° to 6O° C., with selective crystallization of the (6S)-isomer. The procedure gives the (6S)-isomer in high yields and with a high degree of stereoselectivity. It follows that the synthetic access to a large number of pharmacologically active stereoisomers of folic acid is simpler and more-effective.