The Concept of Folic Acid in Health and Disease
Folates have a pterine core structure and high metabolic activity due to their ability to accept electrons and react with O-, S-, N-, C-bounds. Folates play a role as cofactors in essential one-carbon pathways donating methyl-groups to choline phospholipids, creatine, epinephrine, DNA. Compounds sim...
Main Authors: | Yulia Shulpekova, Vladimir Nechaev, Svetlana Kardasheva, Alla Sedova, Anastasia Kurbatova, Elena Bueverova, Arthur Kopylov, Kristina Malsagova, Jabulani Clement Dlamini, Vladimir Ivashkin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-06-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/12/3731 |
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