The identification of the products of folate catabolism in the rat.
Further analysis of rat urine containing labelled catabolites derived from administered 3H- or 14C-labelled folic acid is described. The results support previously described studies, and show that folate catabolism in the rat takes place by cleavage of the C9-N10 bond, and not by excretion of inactive forms of the vitamin which still contain the intact folate skeleton.
D000818:Animals; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000652:urine*; D005971:Glutamates / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats
D005971:Glutamates; D005492:Folic Acid