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MTHFR

MTHFR is the initialism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase.

Meaning of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

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

Questions about MTHFR

What is MTHFR the initialism of?
MTHFR is the initialism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase.

Words near MTHFR in the dictionary

  1. mtgor
  2. mtgs.
  3. mth
  4. Mthatha
  5. MTheol
  6. MTHFR
  7. mths
  8. Mthwakazi
  9. MTI
  10. MTIC
  11. MTJ

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