Table 2.
Folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine levels in the serum of the animals supplemented with various combination of folate and B12.
| Diet Group | Folate levels (ng/ml) |
Vitamin B12 levels (pg/ml) |
Homocysteine levels (μmol/L) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNFN | 33.34 ± 5.87 | 427.4 ± 4.76 | 10.56 ± 0.36 |
| BNFO | 57.74 ± 5.39*** | 418.92 ± 9.16 | 8.77 ± 0.55* |
| BNFD | 6.01 ± 1.36*** | 429.42 ± 6.77 | 18.96 ± 1.58*** |
| BDFN | 49.22 ± 3.66** | 190 ± 9.00*** | 8.66 ± 0.45* |
| BDFD | 5.79 ± 0.98***### | 169.93 ± 2.86***#$$$ | 15.78 ± 0.18***###$$$ |
| BDFO | 75.91 ± 6.19***###&& | 144.38 ± 9.14***###&&& | 7.81 ± 0.69** |
| BOFN | 51.34 ± 3.33** | 524.22 ± 2.87*** | 8.67 ± 0.72* |
| BOFO | 73.47 ± 8.22***^^^&& | 511.69 ± 2.40***&&& | 10.66 ± 0.56^& |
| BOFD | 7.70 ± 1.04***^^^ | 521.75 ± 5.93***$$$ | 11.66 ± 0.60^^^$$$ |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD; n = 5.