CITROVORUM FACTOR


Meaning of CITROVORUM FACTOR in English

[ci.trov.o.rum factor] n [NL citrovorum, specific epithet of Leuconostoc citrovorum, bacterium that requires this form of folic acid] (1948): a metabolically active form of folic acid that has been used in cancer therapy to protect normal cells against methotrexate

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