Folate B9
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Folate/ Folacin
~Water-soluble B vitamin available as a dietary supplement.
~ Function as a coenzyme or cosubstrate in single-carbon transfers in the synthesis of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) and metabolism of amino acids.
~The total body of folate is estimated to be 10 to 30 mg.
Groups at Risk of Folate
~People with alcohol dependence frequently have poor-quality diets that contain insufficient amounts of foliate.
~ Foliate deficiency can also be seen in certain diseases of the lower digestive tract.
Folic Acid
Functions in the body
B9
bodily functions ranging from nucleotide biosynthesis to the remethylation.
Disease
foliate papillae disease