Leucovorin

Description

Leucovorin is the active metabolite of FOLIC ACID. Leucovorin is used principally as an antidote to FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS

structure, image from PubChem

Alternative names

• Folinic acid
• Folinic
• Folinate
• Factor, Citrovorum
• Wellcovorin

References

• Balashova et al 2017
• NCBI PubChem CID:6006

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