In order for folic acid to remove homocysteine, it first must be converted to its active form called L-methylfolate (5-MTHF).
Magnafolate® is the existing form of folate in human blood circulation, the metabolite of folic acid. It is the only endogenous 5-methyltetrahydrofolate that can cross the blood-brain barrier and the blood-retinal barrier and can directly act as a methyl donor. Without conversion, it can be directly absorbed and utilized. It is the best form of active folate.
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Magnafolate® is the patent protected C crystalline L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Calcium salt (L-5-MTHF Ca) which is invented by Jinkang Pharma from China in 2012, produced under US Patent No. 9,150,982 B2.
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The preparation of the Calcium salt and the crystal type C solved the stability problem completely. It has the highest purity more than 99%, and controls some potential risky impurites to the smallest assay.
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Such as Mercury 0.1ppm, 15 times less than USP standard 1.5ppm
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JK12A 0.1% , 10 times less than USP standard 1.0%
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D-5- Methyltetrahydrofolate 0.1%, 10 times less than USP standard 1.0%
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Importantly, we avoid using the toxic raw material of formaldehyde during production process compared to other marketing generic L-methylfolate.
Now, Magnafolate ® has been well approved in US GRAS, NDI and FDA.