NTDT401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Digestion, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Microgram
20 Dec 2016
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*last one added to list of nutrients being enriched. Rich in green leafy veggies; not rich in grains (folate, b12, vitamin c rest of water soluble vitamins) *can have up to 7 glutamic acids (single glutamic acid is only absorbable form) in diet multiple glutamic acid supplementation use synthetic form of glutamic acid (single form) H on folic acid (synthetic form; 1 glutamic acid) H off folate (includes naturally occurring & other forms; broad) *easier to absorb synthetic form only 1 glutamic acid vs 7 folic acid function transfer 1 c unit (either methyl or methylane); donates. 1 carbon unit (c#5, c#10 accept as active sites) **cant just be the 10th; can be the 5th or the 5th & 10th. *synthetic & natural form are always oxidized need to reduce inside body using nadph. Reduced forms: thf, thfa (tetrahydrofolate (acid), dhf (dihydrofolate) Mono glu: supplements, enriched grains or fortified foods, more bioavailable/absorbable than poly glu.
