Vitamin
folate Audio
fo·late [ foh-leyt ]
Definitions related to folate:
  • A cofactor for 1-carbon transfer involved with DNA synthesis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Class of water-soluble vitamins that are coenzymes in single-carbon transfers in the metabolism of nucleic and amino acids. (DRI)
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
  • Cofactor for 1-carbon transfer reactions in living systems; deficiency disrupts DNA biosynthesis, manifesting mainly as anemia.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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