Consideration of betaine and one-carbon sources of N5- methyltetrahydrofolate for use in homocystinuria and neural tube defects

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 946-949

  Benevenga, Norlin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine; Homocystinuria; Methyltetrahydrofolate; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETAINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; CATABOLISM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SAFETY; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; METHYLATION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; TRANSAMINATION; URINARY EXCRETION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 34147142811     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/85.4.946     Document Type: Review

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