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Folate is one of the soluble vitamin B groups. Chemical structural features of the folate family include a pteridine ring (red), p‐aminobenzoic acid (blue), and one or more gamma‐linked glutamic acid residues (yellow). Natural folates found in foods occur mainly in the polyglutamate form, containing from 2 to 10 additional glutamate residues joined to the first glutamate. Upper: folic (pteroyl‐L‐glutamic) acid. Lower: polyglutamyl tetrahydrofolates. See related articles by Watanabe and by Ebara in this issue.
Source: Congenital Anomalies - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research