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Vitamin associated with one carbon transfer is__________?

Correct answer: D. Folic acid

  • A. Niacin
  • B. Thiamine
  • C. Ascorbic acid
  • D. Folic acid

Explanation

Folic acid, in its tetrahydrofolate forms, carries and transfers one-carbon units needed for nucleotide and amino-acid synthesis. Niacin mainly participates in oxidation-reduction reactions, not one-carbon transfer.

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