methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
An enzyme that converts 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate into 5-methyltetrahydrofolate,…An enzyme that converts 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate into 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, a key step in folate metabolism that supports the body’s methylation cycle and homocysteine processing.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An enzyme that converts 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate into 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, a key step in folate metabolism that supports the body’s methylation cycle and homocysteine processing.
Synonyms
1 synonymsMTHFR
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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