Follow Dr. Purser’s discussion of folate metabolism and inflammation.
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What’s searchable?Contributes to cell membranes, acetylcholine and transport of fats from the liver.
A compound involved in mitochondrial electron transport and antioxidant chemistry.
BHMT helps recycle homocysteine into methionine using betaine. It is a different route from the folate and B12 pathway.
GGH encodes gamma-glutamyl hydrolase, which removes glutamate residues from folate compounds. This affects folate handling and helps explain why folate metabolism includes retention and processing as well as intake.
The homocysteine chapters include MTHFD1L in the wider folate-related genetic map.
SHMT1 connects serine and glycine with folate chemistry.
MTHFS encodes an enzyme that converts 5-formyltetrahydrofolate into 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate. This places it in folate interconversion; it is not another name for MTHFR or a direct maker of methylfolate.
Explore rs2236225, rs1076991, folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism, nucleotide synthesis, homocysteine, and double homozygosity.
Explore cytokines, chemokines, receptors, and related genes on the comprehensive panel, including CD40LG, IL18R1, DDAH1, RAD50, and SLC19A1.
Curious about the term "MTHFR" you've seen in my posts? It's not a random sequence of letters but stands for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, a key enzyme in processing folate in our bodies.🧬 MTHFR also refers to the gene that encodes
Omega-3 contain PUFAs (at least the better ones do). If you have an Omega-3, or any omega, deficiency, it will causes disruption of the insulin recceptor function and again its transport of glucose into the cell. This causes diabetes. The
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