methylenetetrahydrofolate

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Etymology

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From methylene +‎ tetrahydrofolate.

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Noun

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methylenetetrahydrofolate (plural methylenetetrahydrofolates)

  1. (biochemistry) The substrate used by the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase to generate 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (levomefolic acid).

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