The human body cannot synthesize it, and therefore it must be supplied from outside. Folic acid is involved in the synthesis and proper functioning of RNA and DNA acids. It is essential for growth and division of all body cells, which is particularly important during active growth or in the...
Introduction of Folic acid Folic acid is the active form of vitamin B9 and occurs naturally in many foods. Folic acid helps the body make healthy red blood cells and is vital during periods of rapid growth, such as pregnancy and foetal development. It is used to treat vitamin B9 deficiency...
Folic acid deficiency leads to megaloblastic and macrocytic anemia, a hallmark of improper DNA replication and cell division in rapidly dividing hematopoetic cells. This condition is attributable to insufficient thymidine synthesis, as purines can normally be obtained in the diet. 5,10-Methylenetetrahyd...
Folic acid is crucial to ensure normal functions of the human body in various metabolic and biochemical processes. It plays an important role in the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines, in the metabolism of homocysteine and in the replication and methylation of DNA. It is also needed for norm...
Folic acid is excreted in the milk of lactating mothers. During lactation, folic acid requirements are markedly increased; however, amounts present in human milk are adequate to fulfill infant requirements, although supplementation may be needed in low- birth-weight infants, in those who are breast...
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are severe congenital abnormalities, caused by failed closure of neural tube during early embryonic development. Periconceptional folic acid (FA) supplementation greatly reduces the risk of NTDs. However, the molecular mechanis
26、ber of people are able to take folic acid every day. Add folic acid to food for everyoneLater, reputation is a kind of folic acid called neural tube defects in birth defects. At third weeks of human embryo, a region called the nerve plate appeared. The middle part of it was sunken...
Folic acid, water-soluble vitamin of the B complex that is essential in animals and plants for the synthesis of nucleic acids. Folic acid was isolated from liver cells in 1943. The vitamin has a wide variety of sources in the human diet, including leafy
The present study aimed to determine the folic acid supplement (FAS) effects on serum homocysteine and sortilin levels, glycemic indices, and lipid profile in type II diabetic patients. A double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial have been perfor
Folic acid was first synthesized in 1946. It is a water-soluble B vitamin, important in new cell formation via DNA synthesis. It is available in leafy green vegetables such as lettuce and spinach, as well as beans, peas, and liver. Folic acid levels in population studies in the USA ...