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tetrahydrofolates

tetrahydrofolates is the plural of tetrahydrofolate.

Meaning of tetrahydrofolate

Noun

tetrahydrofolate (plural tetrahydrofolates)

  1. The conjugate base of, or any salt or ester of, tetrahydrofolic acid; it is a coenzyme, formed by reduction of folic acid, involved in the biosynthesis of purines.

Questions about tetrahydrofolates

What is tetrahydrofolates the plural of?
Tetrahydrofolates is the plural of tetrahydrofolate.

Words near tetrahydrofolates in the dictionary

  1. tetrahydrocortisol
  2. tetrahydrocortisone
  3. tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone
  4. tetrahydrodipicolinic acid
  5. tetrahydrofolate
  6. tetrahydrofolates
  7. tetrahydrofolic acid
  8. tetrahydrofuran
  9. tetrahydrofurans
  10. tetrahydrofuranyl
  11. tetrahydrofuryl

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