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dihydrofolate

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dihydrofolate /di·hy·dro·fo·late/ (DHF) (-fo´lat) an ester or dissociated form of dihydrofolic acid.
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MTX is a structural analog of folic acid that can competitively inhibit the binding of dihydrofolic acid to the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase.
Wegener granulomatosis: a case report and update by Berney, Seth Mark / Southern Medical Journal
Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) catalyzes the reduction of dihydrofolate to tetrahyrofolate using coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAPD) as a proton donor.
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Novel aspects of resistance to drugs targeted to dihydrofolate reductase and thymidylate synthase.
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