Just when you thought you had your vitamins figured out, science throws us a curveball. New research from Texas A&M University is challenging everything we thought we knew about folate (that’s vitamin ...

When you think about nutrition, folate may not be the first nutrient that comes to mind. However, this B vitamin is crucial for your health. Folate is required for DNA synthesis and forming new cells, ...

Although they number from 1 (thiamine) to 12 (cobalamin), there are eight B vitamins—don't bother seeking numbers 4, 8, 10, or 11. The rest are all facilitators of the nervous system and tend to work ...

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BOSTON (November 10, 2008) — Researchers at Tufts University have gained further understanding of the genomic basis for altered folate metabolism and the content of uracil in blood DNA. In a study ...

Dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) is a crucial enzyme in the folate biosynthetic pathway, catalysing the formation of essential folate cofactors that underpin DNA synthesis and cellular functioning.

Inside every cell, a finely tuned metabolic network determines when to build, recycle, or stop producing essential molecules. A central part of this network is folate metabolism, a process that ...

Folate, or vitamin B9, is an essential nutrient. Without it, individual cells could not replicate their DNA or make copies of themselves, and consequently, the body would not be able to grow or ...