THE PURSER WELLNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA
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What’s searchable?Forms enzyme helpers used in energy metabolism. Also called: Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Riboflavin The riboflavin–MTHFR connection Chapter 8 includes riboflavin in the homocysteine discussion because it supplies the precursor for FAD, a cofac…
Supports amino-acid metabolism, neurotransmitter production and hemoglobin synthesis. Also called: Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine), Pyridoxine A connection between amino acids and brain chemistry B6 helps with chemical messengers and the pathway fr…
Supports DNA synthesis and one-carbon metabolism, including the pathway that processes homocysteine. Also called: Vitamin B9 (Folate), Folate, B9, folic acid, methylfolate, 5-MTHF, folinic acid, foods high in folate Different folate forms, …
ADIPOQ encodes adiponectin, a hormone released by fat tissue that participates in insulin sensitivity and fat metabolism. Its name often appears in discussions of triglycerides, body composition and metabolic health. Also called: Adiponecti…
…s that S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) donates methyl groups and becomes S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH). Also called: Adenosylhomocysteinase Methyl-group use leaves another molecule behind The genetic-architecture chapter explains that S-adenosylm…
Encodes diamine oxidase, an enzyme involved in breaking down histamine and other amines. DAO is used here as an enzyme nickname; it is also the official symbol of a different gene. Also called: DAO, Amine Oxidase, Copper Containing 1, Diami…
APOE encodes a protein that carries lipids between cells. The familiar APOE e2, e3 and e4 groupings depend on the combination of rs429358 and rs7412, not on either marker read in isolation. Also called: Apolipoprotein E Lipid transport and …
…23R, PEMT and folate-related pathways: immune signaling, membranes/bile and nutrient handling can all enter the same conversation. Those connections do not make an IBS label, Crohn’s disease or another diagnosis interchangeable, and a commo…
BCO1, also called BCMO1, helps convert beta-carotene from plant foods into retinal, a form used in vitamin A metabolism. Plant carotenoids and preformed vitamin A therefore enter the pathway at different points. Also called: BCMO1, Beta-Car…
BHMT helps recycle homocysteine into methionine using betaine. It is a different route from the folate and B12 pathway. Also called: BHMT08, Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase Another route through the homocysteine map BHMT is part of…
BRCA1 helps repair damaged DNA. Clinically classified pathogenic variants can affect inherited cancer risk; a common SNP or a variant of uncertain significance is a different finding. Also called: Breast Cancer 1 DNA repair and inherited ca…
BRCA2 helps repair damaged DNA. Clinically classified pathogenic variants can affect inherited cancer risk; a common SNP or a variant of uncertain significance is a different finding. Also called: Breast Cancer 2 DNA repair and inherited ca…
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