Formylation of Folate as Step in Physiological Folate Absorption
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Formylation of folate as step in physiological folate absorption.
Oral administration of folate analogues to rats is followed by a rise in plasma folate detectable only by micro-biological assay with Lactobacillus casei, suggesting methylation of folate during absorption. When using the everted rat gut technique with folate (PteGlu), dihydrofolate (H(2)PteGlu), or tetrahydrofolate (H(4)PteGlu) on the mucosal surface formyl folate (10-CHO-PteGlu, 10-CHO-H(4)Pt...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5866.588