NHM 362 Final Exam questions n
answers rated A+ 2025/2026
Folate Foods - correct answer ✔✔mushrooms, spinach, brussels sprouts, broccoli, asparagus,
legumes, strawberries and oranges.
Folate's form in natural food - correct answer ✔✔pteroyl polyglutamate
Folate's form in supplements - correct answer ✔✔pterolymonoglutamate (folic acid)
requirements for regeneration of methionine from homocysteine - correct answer ✔✔- Folate
as 5-methyl THF as a methly donor
-Vit. B12 as methylcobalamin attached to methionine synthase
Purine and Pyrimidine synthesis ( DNA synthesis and cell division) - correct answer ✔✔THF is
involved, folate is essential for DNA synthesis and cell division. It requires:
-5,10 methylene THF for thymidine synthesis
-10-formly THF for adenine and guanine synthesis
DFE - correct answer ✔✔1 DFE = 1 ug of food folate
1 DFE = 0.6 ug of folic acid (supplement/fortified food, w/meal)
1 DFE = 0.5 ug of folic acid (supplement of fortified food, on an empty stomach)
Folate deficiency - correct answer ✔✔Megloblastic, macrocytic anemia
- folate and Vit B12 deficiency from decreased DNA synthesis and failure of the cells to divide
properly.
answers rated A+ 2025/2026
Folate Foods - correct answer ✔✔mushrooms, spinach, brussels sprouts, broccoli, asparagus,
legumes, strawberries and oranges.
Folate's form in natural food - correct answer ✔✔pteroyl polyglutamate
Folate's form in supplements - correct answer ✔✔pterolymonoglutamate (folic acid)
requirements for regeneration of methionine from homocysteine - correct answer ✔✔- Folate
as 5-methyl THF as a methly donor
-Vit. B12 as methylcobalamin attached to methionine synthase
Purine and Pyrimidine synthesis ( DNA synthesis and cell division) - correct answer ✔✔THF is
involved, folate is essential for DNA synthesis and cell division. It requires:
-5,10 methylene THF for thymidine synthesis
-10-formly THF for adenine and guanine synthesis
DFE - correct answer ✔✔1 DFE = 1 ug of food folate
1 DFE = 0.6 ug of folic acid (supplement/fortified food, w/meal)
1 DFE = 0.5 ug of folic acid (supplement of fortified food, on an empty stomach)
Folate deficiency - correct answer ✔✔Megloblastic, macrocytic anemia
- folate and Vit B12 deficiency from decreased DNA synthesis and failure of the cells to divide
properly.
