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Which vitamin is related to a co-factor in glycine metabolism is______________?

Correct answer: B. Folic acid

  • A. Vit E
  • B. Folic acid
  • C. Thiamine
  • D. Cobalamine

Explanation

Folate, as tetrahydrofolate derivatives, carries the one-carbon units transferred during glycine cleavage and related glycine reactions. Cobalamin is important in methionine metabolism but is not the principal one-carbon cofactor in this step.

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