A bacterial route for folic acid supplementation
Abstract Background To prevent folate deficiencies, many countries supplement various foodstuffs with folic acid. This compound is a synthetic oxidised folate that differs from naturally occurring reduced folates in its metabolism and uptake. Notably, safety reviews of folic acid supplementation hav...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-018-0534-3 |