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. 1979 Mar 15;178(3):795–797. doi: 10.1042/bj1780795

The identification of p-acetamidobenzoate as a folate degradation product in rat urine.

M J Connor, A E Pheasant, J A Blair
PMCID: PMC1186581  PMID: 454383

Abstract

Within 48 h of administration of radiolabelled 10-formylfolate, folic acid and the polyglutamate derivative 10-formylfolate tetraglutamate to the rat, fragmentation products are found in the urine. The major catabolite was identified as p-acetamidobenzoate by chromatography and reverse isotope-dilution analysis.

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