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Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase

"Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the reaction 7,8-dihyrofolate and NADPH to yield 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate and NADPH+, producing reduced folate for amino acid metabolism, purine ring synthesis, and the formation of deoxythymidine monophosphate. Methotrexate and other folic acid antagonists used as chemotherapeutic drugs act by inhibiting this enzyme. (Dorland, 27th ed) EC 1.5.1.3.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 75 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2009
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