Methylfolate

5-MTHF

Form

The circulating, active folate. MTHFR is the enzyme that makes it, so a slow MTHFR variant shows up as low 5-MTHF and high homocysteine.

Relationships

1 connections

Methylfolate form of

Folate

Carries single-carbon units for DNA synthesis and for recycling homocysteine back to methionine.

Beyond this page

Methylfolate also connects to 3 entries in the applied modules, covering supplements, compounds, hormones and food sources. Those carry the mechanism and the evidence tier behind each link, and they are part of client coaching.

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