Measurement of this acid in the urine after oral administration of histidine provides the basis for the diagnostic test of folic acid deficiency and of megaloblastic anemia of pregnancy.
Synonyms: FIGLU, L-Glutamic acid, N-(iminomethyl)-, Acid, Formiminoglutamic, Formiminoglutamic Acid, 816-90-0
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91; was see under GLUTARATES 1975-90 ,91(75); was see under GLUTARATES 1975-90
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D005565
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