Folic Acid

Question 1

what is folic acid

Answer 1

A member of the vitamin B family (A DNA precursor)

Question 2

what is folic acid found in?

Answer 2

mushrooms, spinach, and green leaves

Question 3

what enzymes converts folic acid to to tetrahydrofolic acid and methyltetrahydrofolate

Answer 3

dihydrofolate reductase

Question 4

how are Tetrahydrofolic acid and methyltetrahydrofolate are transported across cells

Answer 4

receptor-mediated endocytosis

Question 5

why are Tetrahydrofolic acid and methyltetrahydrofolate are transported across cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis

Answer 5

as they are required to maintain normal erythropoiesis, synthesize purine and thymidylate nucleic acids, interconvert amino acids, methylate tRNA, and generate and use formate

Question 6

what is folic acid used for

Answer 6

used in the treatment and prevention of folate deficiencies and megaloblastic anemia.