Vitamin B9

Item No.: 00157
Vitamin B9, also known as folic acid, is an essential food ingredient in our food supply.It is a water-soluble Vitamins, which is vulnerable to ultraviolet radiation. Folic Acid can be used as a health food additive to be added in infant milk powder.
  • TYPE:
    VITAMINS
  • CAS:
    59-30-3
  • EINECS:
    200-419-0
  • HS CODE:
    2936290000
Description Specification Applications
Description
PRODUCTS INFORMATION
Folic acid is an essential B vitamin. It is converted to folate in vivo, which is a necessary cofactor for a variety of biological processes, including nucleotide synthesis and, thus, DNA synthesis and repair, among others. A deficiency in dietary folic acid can lead to a range of developmental and cognitive disorders, most prominently neural tube defects and congenital heart defects.
BASIC INFORMATION AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Form Yellow to orange crystalline powder
MF C19H19N7O6
MW 441.4
Melting point

250 °C

Boiling point

552.35°C (rough estimate)

Density 1.4704 (rough estimate)
Refractive index

1.6800 (estimate)

Pka 2.5 (Uncertain)
Storage temp. 2-8°C

Specification

ITEM

STANDARD

Appearance

Yellow or orange crystalline powder.almostodourless

IdentificationUltraviolet  AbsorptionA256/A365

Between 2.80 and 3.00

Water

≤8.5%

Chromatographic purity

≤2.0 %

Residue on ignition

≤0.3%

Organic volatile impurities

Meet the requirements

Assay

96.0~102.0%

Applications

The role of feed grade folic acid is to increase the number of live animals and the amount of lactation. The role of folic acid in broiler feed is to promote weight gain and feed intake. Folic acid is one of the B vitamins, which promotes the maturation of young cells in the bone marrow, promotes growth and promotes the formation of hematopoietic factors. Folic acid has the function of promoting ovulation and increasing the number of follicles. The addition of folic acid to the sow feed is beneficial to increase the birth rate. The addition of folic acid to the laying hens can increase the egg production rate.

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