An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
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What’s searchable?A compound sold in supplements; it is not an established essential human vitamin.
A flavonoid present in onions, apples and other plant foods.
Is part of proteins involved in thyroid hormone metabolism and antioxidant defense.
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
A family of enzymes made by the body that convert superoxide into hydrogen peroxide.
Needed for nerve function, DNA production and healthy red blood cells.
Forms enzyme helpers used in energy metabolism.
CD14 helps immune cells recognize microbial components, including bacterial lipopolysaccharide, as part of innate immune signaling. This places it upstream of some cytokine responses.
COL5A1 encodes one component of type V collagen, which helps organize collagen fibers. It connects to the strength and structure of tendons, skin and other connective tissues.
DHFR helps reduce folic acid and dihydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate-related forms used in cellular metabolism. This is one part of the folate system, distinct from MTHFR and folate transport into cells.
FOLR1 encodes folate receptor alpha, which helps cells take up folate and has an important role in folate transport at the brain’s barriers. Blood folate and folate availability in the nervous system are not identical measurements.
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