methylenetetrahydrofolate
Syllables: me·thyl·ene·te·tra·hy·dro·fol·ateUK/ˌmɛ.θɪ.liːnˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.leɪt/US/ˌmɛ.θə.liːnˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹəˈfoʊ.leɪt/
methylenetetrahydrofolate noun: the substrate used by the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase to generate 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (levomefolic acid).
Noun
methylenetetrahydrofolate (plural methylenetetrahydrofolates)
- The substrate used by the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase to generate 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (levomefolic acid).
Forms of methylenetetrahydrofolate
| plural | methylenetetrahydrofolates |
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Origin of methylenetetrahydrofolate
From methylene + tetrahydrofolate.
Words formed from methylenetetrahydrofolate
Questions about methylenetetrahydrofolate
- What does methylenetetrahydrofolate mean?
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate means the substrate used by the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase to generate 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (levomefolic acid).
- What part of speech is methylenetetrahydrofolate?
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate is a noun.
- How do you pronounce methylenetetrahydrofolate?
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate is pronounced /ˌmɛ.θɪ.liːnˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.leɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of methylenetetrahydrofolate?
- The plural of methylenetetrahydrofolate is methylenetetrahydrofolates.
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