Open AccessPlasma Methylmalonic Acid Concentration in Folic Acid–Supplemented Depressed Patients with Low or Marginal Vitamin B-12: A Randomized Trial
Author(s) -
Ben Carter,
Zohra Zenasni,
Stuart J. Moat,
Peter Hudson,
Ian Russell,
Andrew McCaddon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxab280
Subject(s) - methylmalonic acid , folic acid , vitamin b12 , randomized controlled trial , vitamin , cyanocobalamin , medicine , vitamin b , methylmalonic aciduria , chemistry , vitamin b complex , biochemistry , endocrinology
Individuals with low serum vitamin B-12 and high serum folate have higher plasma concentrations of methylmalonic acid (MMA). Whether folic acid (FA) causes an increase in MMA is not known.
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