Do megadoses of vitamin C compromise folic acid's role in the metabolism of plasma homocysteine?

Nutrition Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-165

  Mix, Joseph A ^a  

^a LIBERTY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Folate trap; Folic acid; Homocysteine; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Hypervitaminosis C; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; METHIONINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PYRIDOXINE; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COENZYME; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLATE METABOLISM; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPERVITAMINOSIS; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0033082684     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(98)00180-8     Document Type: Article

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