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Stable crystalline (6S)- and (6R)-tetrahydrofolic acid

US6271374A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 1998
Grant dateAug 7, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P43/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Pure and extremely stable crystalline (6S)- and (6R)-tetrahydrofolic acids, absolutely inert even when exposed to air and elevated temperature without stabilizers being added, are prepared by a crystallization process at a pH of .gtoreq.3.5 for the preparation of crystalline (6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid and at a pH of .gtoreq.2 for the preparation of crystalline (6R)-tetrahydrofolic acid.

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