Vitamine B9 = folic acid
It is the glutamate of the pteroïc acid:
itself derived from the pterine
fusion of the pyrimidine and pyrazine rings
- animal: liver, kidneys, oysters ..
- vegetable: spinach, watercress, cabbages ..
Folate conjugase is an enzyme that converts the polyglutamate often present in monoglutamate, the true folic acid. - essential for fast cell reproduction tissues where it is active by reduction. - its reduced form is indispensable for the synthesis of thymine, which is necessary for the preparation of red blood cells.
adult: 400 μg / d pregnant woman 600 μg / d lactating woman 800 μg / d
- anemia - malabsorption and oily stools - nervous disorders