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folic acid cycle
I'm having trouble finding a good description of the folic acid cycle. I'm wanting to know what forms of folic acid/folate are best to counter the effects of the two common MTHFR mutations. It seems clear that 5-MTHF (food source folate) is best for the 677 mutation. It's less intuitive to me that that would be the best source for the 1298 mutation (in order to maximize BH4 production), but that's the only advice I can find.
Can anyone find a clear explanation?
Can anyone find a clear explanation?
Shannon
http://seqcore.brcf.med.umich.edu/mcb500/folmetov.html
Jun 10, 2009
Pat Robinson
general info here: http://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/topics/mthfr-c677t-folate
more extensive lay explanation: http://heal-thyself.ning.com/profiles/blogs/folate-vs-folic-acid
great tutorial (video) about homocysteine: http://heal-thyself.ning.com/video/homocysteine-1
The Basics: http://www.detoxpuzzle.com/mthfr.php
chart of folate pathways: http://heal-thyself.ning.com/group/nutritionbiochemistry/forum/topics/folic-acid-cycle
food sources: http://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/topics/folate-1
Mar 9, 2011
kinshealth
Have you read here?
http://mthfr.net/author/drben/
Feb 17, 2012