methylenetetrahydrofolate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.θɪ.liːnˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.leɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.θə.liːnˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹəˈfoʊ.leɪt/
- Hyphenation: me‧thyl‧ene‧te‧tra‧hy‧dro‧fol‧ate
Noun[edit]
methylenetetrahydrofolate (plural methylenetetrahydrofolates)
- (biochemistry) The substrate used by the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase to generate 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (levomefolic acid).