The History of Folic Acid

Marmite had become popular for treating or preventing some kinds of anemia, but people still didn't know what it was in the marmite that was doing it. In 19 forty one researchers mitchell snell and williams published a paper in which they described isolating an acid neutralite with interesting physiological properties from four tons of spinach. The name polic acid ythey took that from the latin word folium, for leaf oarea. This pholic acid was also called l k c factor for a while, since it was shown to be a growth factor for lacto bacillis,. case c, s, cs, i don't know, and several other

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