Folates: Chemistry, analysis, occurrence, biofortification and bioavailability

Food Research International

Volumn 89, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-13

  Saini, Ramesh Kumar ^a   Nile, Shivraj Hariram ^a   Keum, Young Soo ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 Methyltetrahydrofolate; Biological activities; Biosynthesis; Folic acid; Microbiological assay

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD ADDITIVES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MAMMALS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; ORGANIC ACIDS; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS); VITAMINS;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; FOLIC ACIDS; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; METHODS OF ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSAYS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84979777934     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: 18737145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2016.07.013     Document Type: Review

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