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methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase noun: 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.

Noun

methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (uncountable)

  1. 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:
    MTHFR

Synonyms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

Forms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

alternative formmethylenetetrahydrofolatereductase

Questions about methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

What does methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mean?
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase means 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.
What part of speech is methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase?
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is a noun.

Words near methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in the dictionary

  1. methylenediphenols
  2. methylenediphosphonate
  3. methylenediphosphonates
  4. methylenes
  5. methylenetetrahydrofolate
  6. methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
  7. methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase
  8. methylenetetrahydrofolates
  9. methylenic
  10. methylenimine
  11. methylenomycin

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