The fascinating world of folate and one-carbon metabolism

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 691-708

  Cossins, Edwin A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Folate biosynthesis; Folate dependent enzymes; Folates; One carbon metabolism; Plants

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; FOLIC ACID; FORMYLMETHIONYL; METHIONINE; PURINE; SERINE; TETRAHYDROPTEROYLPOLYGLUTAMATE; THYMIDINE PHOSPHATE; TRANSFER RNA;

EID: 0033841497     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b00-061     Document Type: Article

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