homeostasis/metabolism
• mice show altered glycine metabolism due to folate deficiency
• 11-fold increase in formiminoglutamate, an intermediate in the folate-dependent histidine degradation pathway, in the liver
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• mice show differences in the levels of two folate pools in the liver, with a decrase in 10-formyltetrahydrofolate and increase in tetrahydrofolate/5,10-methylenetetrahydroflate levels
• 1.2-fold and 1.4-fold decrease in total folate in the liver of males and females, respectively
• total folate is lower in the brain of males
• tissue folic acid and dihydrofolate are decreased more than 2-fold and 5-fold, respectively
• however, no changes in levels of folate in the pancreas or whole blood of males is seen
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• decrease in glycine and glycine conjugates with fatty acids in the liver, indicating altered glycine metabolism
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• elevation of serine in the liver
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