Folic Acid: 3 Essential Roles

Folic acid plays 3 essential cellular roles, including synthesis of purines, thymidine, and metabolism of several amino acids. Nucleotide synthesis and nucleic acid synthesis are completely dependent on folic acid availability from the diet.

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This podcast describes selected biochemistry content that could be useful to premedical/medical students. Similar content (podcasts and videos) is available at: https://medbiochem.org/ or check out my YouTube channel: Metabolism Made Easy These podcasts and videos cover selected topics in medical biochemistry. A J Ghalayini, Ph.D. Bio for Dr. Ghalayini: Dr. Ghalayini received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Houston, Houston, Texas. He has over 3 decades of experience in research and medical education as professor of biochemistry at 5 different universities.