PHYSICOCHEMICAL, PHARMACOLOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL PROFILE OF FOLIC ACID: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

Abstract

The importance of folic acid can be felt from the fact that it is required by a female since she plans for pregnancy. It is requiring 1 to 1.5 fold by a pregnant lady that is required by an adult person. Folic acid is needed by a person daily to undergo vital body function like hindrance in cycle, synthesis of DNA, RBC production etc. Deficiency of folic acid may lead to a severe complication like neural tube defects, megaloblastic anemia, malignancy and pregnancy complications. The present review summaries the physicochemical properties, biological action, pharmacological effect, therapeutic potential and analytical methods of folic acid. The recent researches on folic acid in the pharmaceutical field have also been discussed.