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==Vitamin production== | ==Vitamin production== | ||
===Background Information on Folate=== | ===Background Information on Folate=== | ||
| + | Folate is the generic term for Vitamin B9 and is not naturally produced in humans. Folate is an important component in amino acid synthesis, and thus DNA synthesis, a process all cells need to undergo to duplicate and survive. | ||
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| + | Various forms of folate include folic acid, tetrahydrofolate and dihydrofolate. | ||
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===Why Folate?=== | ===Why Folate?=== | ||
===Folate Biosynthesis Pathway=== | ===Folate Biosynthesis Pathway=== | ||
