Example sentences for: folate

How can you use “folate” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • For instance, the intake of folate calculated from high school FFQ is much lower than the range seen in adult women [ 23 ] ; median intake group in the top quintile of intake during high school was only 238 μg per day.

  • Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common genetic disorder in African and African American populations and it is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in affected individuals [ 1 ] . Children with SCD exhibit impaired growth [ 2 3 4 ] as well as delayed skeletal and sexual maturation [ 5 ] . The underlying cause of growth retardation in SCD has not been confirmed but has been attributed to several factors such as increased resting metabolic rate [ 6 ] and deficiencies of various nutrient including folate, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin E and iron [ 7 ] .

  • Dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) catalyzes the condensation of p -aminobenzoic acid with 7,8-dihydro-6-hydroxymethylpterin pyrophosphate to give 7,8-dihydropteroate, an intermediate in folate metabolism.

  • Additionally, the effect of the thermolabile MTHFR mutation (677 C→T) on plasma homocysteine levels in heterozygotes has been shown to depend upon the availability of folate, with higher levels seen in folate deficient individuals.

  • The increase of folate in the uterine lumen is temporally associated with the increase in conceptus SAHH gene expression.


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