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. 2016 Dec 13;75(1):61–70. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuw053

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Proposed mechanisms by which 5-methyl tetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) may increase nitric oxide (NO) synthesis and bioavailability. Abbreviations: 5-MTHF, 5-methyl tetrahydrofolate; BH4, tetrahydrobiopterin; BH2, dihydrobiopterin; NO, nitric oxide; NOS, nitric oxide synthase; O2, superoxide; ONOO, peroxynitrite; ROS, reactive oxygen species.