- also
known as L-5-MTHF, L-methylfolate and L-5-
methyltetrahydrofolate and (6S)-5-
methyltetrahydrofolate, and (6S)-5-MTHF) is the
primary biologically active...
-
catalyzes the
conversion of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5-
methyltetrahydrofolate, a
cosubstrate for
homocysteine remethylation to methionine. Natural...
- in most individuals. In
humans it is
encoded by the MTR gene (5-
methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase).
Methionine synthase forms part...
-
intermediate in one-carbon metabolism, 5,10-CH2-THF
converts to 5-
methyltetrahydrofolate, 5-formyltetrahydrofolate, and methenyltetrahydrofolate. It is substrate...
-
process about 100
samples an hour. Lamers, von
Yvonne (2005). (6S)-5-
methyltetrahydrofolate compared to
folic acid
supplementation effect on risk
markers of...
- and 5-
methyltetrahydrofolate are
needed by
methionine synthase in the
methionine cycle to
transfer a
methyl group from 5-
methyltetrahydrofolate to homocysteine...
-
related compounds,
including tetrahydrofolic acid (the
active form),
methyltetrahydrofolate (the
primary form
found in blood), methenyltetrahydrofolate, folinic...
-
recycled back to
methionine through transfer of a
methyl group from 5-
methyltetrahydrofolate, by one of the two
classes of
methionine synthases (i.e. cobalamin-dependent...
- B12-dependent
enzymes and is the
specific vitamin B12 form used by 5-
methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine
methyltransferase (MTR), also
known as
methionine synthase...
-
methylation cycle causes a
transfer of a
methyl group (-CH3) from
methyltetrahydrofolate to a
range of
macromolecules by the
suspected copper-dependent enzyme...
