MTHFR
links: reference: Methylation 9-6-2021
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase #
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- Pterin is a Chromophore in 5,10-MTHF
- Rate-limiting Enzyme; uses Folate, to convert it into Methylfolate.
- With B12 as cofactor, it is then used to recycle Homocysteine back into Methionine:
- So therefore, the TLDR as for what this gene means pragmatically is
- Shut down by SAM-e