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. 2014 May 13;307(1):E93–E101. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00697.2013

Table 5.

Concentration of 1C-related metabolites in vitamin B-6 adequate cells and cells in a vitamin B-6 deficiency with or without concurrent oxidative stress predicted using a mathematical model of 1C metabolism (31)

Vitamin B-6 Deficiency Vitamin B-6 Deficiency with Oxidative Stress Vitamin B6 Adequate
Folate forms, total
    THF 11.4 10.7 8.7
    5,10-Methylene-THF 0.6 0.6 0.8
    Sum, THF + 5,10-methylene-THF 12 11.3 9.5
    5,10-Methenyl-THF 0.5 0.5 0.6
    10-Formyl-THF 4.8 4.7 6.5
    Sum, 10-formyl + 5,10-methenyl-THF 5.3 5.2 7.1
    5-Methyl-THF 2.7 3.7 3.4
    DHF 0.023 0.021 0.029
1C metabolites, total
    Serine 1,080 1,100 951
    Glycine 2,620 2,720 1,200
    Sarcosine 8.96 7.13 9.16
    Dimethylglycine 0.69 0.55 0.71
    Cystathionine 102 105 36.9
    Cysteine 193 155 195
    Formate 8.3 8.77 13.1
    Glutathione (reduced) 6,550 7,330 6,591
    Glutathione (oxidized) 61.1 108 61.3
    Glutathione (total) 6,610 7,440 6,650
    Methionine 50.9 48.4 41.2
    S-adenosylmethionine 77.8 66.9 81.2
    S-adenosylhomocysteine 22.4 17.8 19.1
    Homocysteine 1.31 1.26 1.12

Values are in μmol/l. DHF, dihydrofolate.