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510-Methylenetetrahydrofolate (510-CH2-THF) is the substrate used by the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) to generate 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF or levomefolic acid).510-CH2-THF can also be used as a coenzyme in the biosynthesis of thymidine. To be specific it is the C1-donor in the reactions catalyzed by thymidylate synthase and thymidylate synthase (FAD).

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IUPAC name
N-[4-(3-amino-1-oxo-14566a7-hexahydroimidazo[15-f]pteridin-8(9H)-yl)benzoyl]-(L)-glutamic acid

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