5-Methyltetrahydrofolate

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5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, or 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid, is a methylated derivate of tetrahydrofolate. It is generated by methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase from 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate and used to recycle homocysteine back to methionine by 5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferases (also called methionine synthases).

• 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase
• S-Adenosyl methionine
• Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
• 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate

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