Folate therapy can relieve the megaloblastic anemia caused by a vitamin B12 deficiency. Folate deficiency can induce a deficiency of vitamin B12. Folate deficiency causes vitamin B12 to accumulate in its methylated form.
Folate deficiency is very common in vegetarians.
THF c. N 5 -formyl THF 13. Decarboxylation of amino acids. Decarboxylation of amino acids. Is essential for transketolase reactions. Is involved in carboxylation reactions.