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One carbon metabolism and its clinical
significance
Specific Learning Objectives
Describe roles of folic acid, cobalamin and S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)
in transfer of one carbon units between molecules, and apply their
relevance to disease states
Describe synthesis of S-adenosylmethionine and its role in methylation
reactions
Explain how a cobalamin deficiency leads to a secondary folate deficiency
Introduction
Human body cannot synthesize folic acid
Its also called vitamin B9 give rise to tetrahydrofolate (THF), carry one
carbon groups ex. Methyl group
Intestines releases mostly N5-methy-THF into blood
One-carbon (1C) metabolism, mediated by folate cofactor, supports
biosynthesis of purines and pyrimidines, aa homeostasis (glycine, serine
and methionine)
Table 14.4: DM Vasudevan' s Textbook of Biochemistry for Medical Students 6th edition
Enzyme co-factors involved in aa catabolism
Involves one of three co-factors: Biotin, Tetrahydrofolate (THF) and S-
adenosylmethionine (SAM)
These cofactors transfer one-carbon groups in different oxidation states:
1. Biotin transfers carbon in its most oxidized state CO2, it require for
catabolism and utilization of branched chain aa
? Biotin responsible for carbon dioxide transfer in several carboxylase
enzymes
Cont--
2. Tetrahydrofolate (THF) transfers one-carbon groups in intermediate
oxidation states and as methyl groups
? Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4, THB) is a cofactor of degradation of
phenylalanine
? Oxidised form of THF, folate is vitamin for mammals
? It converted into THF by DHF reductase
3. S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) transfers methyl groups, most reduced state
of carbon
THF and SAM imp in aa and nucleotide metabolism
SAM
used in biosynthesis of creatine, phosphatidylcholine,
plasmenylcholine and epinephrine, also methylated DNA, RNA and proteins
Enzymes use cobalamin as a cofactor
1. Methionine synthase: transfer methyl group from 5-methyl-THF to
homocysteine in activated methyl group, requires cofactor methyl
cobalamin
? Rate of cobalamin dependent methyl transfer to homocysteine is
abnormally low in patients with cobalamin deficiency
2. Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase: require 5-deoxyadenosyl cobalamin and
catalyze reaction in conversion of Propionyl-CoA arises from methionine
metabolism,
Loading THF with one carbon groups
Serine, glycine, histidine and formate are directly contribute to one
carbon metabolism
In irreversible reaction, 5,10-methylene-THF into 5-methyl-THF, by
MTHFR (methyl tetrahydrofolate reductase), imp in understanding
induction of 2? folate deficiency by a cobalamin deficiency
Overview of reactions that donate one-carbon
groups to tetrahydrofolic acid
Fig 36.3. Netter's Essential Biochemistry, 1st Ed
Overview of the use of one-carbon groups from folates
Fig 36.4. Netter's Essential Biochemistry, 1st Ed
Effects of folate deficiency on one-carbon metabolism
Fig 36.11. Netter's Essential Biochemistry, 1st Ed
Synthesis of methionine and S-adenosylmethionine in an activated-methyl cycle
Fig 36.6. Netter's Essential Biochemistry, 1st Ed
Conversion of one carbon units on THF
1? source of one-carbon units for THF is carbon removed in conversion of
serine to glycine, produce 5,10 methyleneTHF
SAM synthesized from ATP and methionine by methionine adenosyl
transferase
Transfer of methyl group from SAM to S-adenosyl-homocysteine, broken
down to homocysteine and adenosine
Cont--
Methionine regenerated by transfer of methyl group to homocysteine in
reaction catalyzed by methionine synthase
Methionine synthase activity depends on two vit: N5-methy-THF and
cobalamin
In fasting state, homocysteine stays in activated methyl group cycle.
Methionine reconverted to SAM to complete activated methyl cycle
Folate mediated one carbon metabolism
Donate carbon atom for DNA
5,10-Methylene THF
synthesis
Intermediate Oxidation state
Methylene THF reductase
Methionine synthase
Most reduced oxidation state
5,10-Methenyl THF
Most oxidized state
10-Formyl-THF
Most oxidized state
5-Formyl THF
Most oxidized state
Gregory S. Ducker and Joshua D Rabinowitz 2017
Folate Trap
Conversion of 5,10-methylene-THF into 5-methyl-THF, by MTHFR
(methyl tetrahydrofolate reductase), is irreversible
Use of 5-methyl-THF and to maintain folate cycle consists in vit-B12-
dependent remethylation of homocysteine to methionine (regenerating
THF)
Methyl group transfer is dependent on 5-methyl-THF and availability of
vit-B12
Cont--
In vit B12 deficiency, in spite of sufficient availability of folates (and 5-
methyl-THF), deficiency of active THF arises, this situation is called a
`folate trap'
Because concentration of 5-methyl-THF continues to rise due to it being
prevented from releasing methyl groups, a `metabolic dead-end situation'
develops, which leads to blockage of methylation cycle.
Cont--
Co-factors for C1-transfers decrease and replication as well as cell
division rate are reduced
Hence, decreasing activity of methionine synthase under vitamin-B12
deficiency with secondary disorders affecting folate metabolism and
insufficient de-novo synthesis of purines and pyrimidines
Deficiency in active folic acids first affects quickly dividing and highly
proliferating haematopoiesis cells in bone marrow and lead to
pancytopenia
Folic acid deficiency
It may result from limited diets, when food is cooked at high
temperatures for long periods, which destroys vitamin
Intestinal diseases (celiac disease), are characterized by folic acid
deficiency caused by malabsorption
Inability to absorb folate is rare.
Folate deficiency is usually in newborns and produces symptoms of
megaloblastic anemia
Cont--
Besides anemia, mental and other CNS symptoms are in patients
with folate deficiency, and all respond to continuous therapy although
permanent damage appears to be caused by delayed or inadequate
treatment
Megaloblastic anemia
1. Folate deficiency:
Vit B12 and folate linked in metabolic pathways
Vit B12 deficiency leads to pernicious anemia, seen in individuals
having defect in intestinal absorption pathways due to lack of intrinsic
factor for this vitamin
It causes symptoms like anaemia and neurological disorders
Cont--
Conversion of 5,10-methylene-THF into 5-methyl-THF, by MTHFR
(methyl tetrahydrofolate reductase), is irreversible
If coenzyme B not available for synthesis of methyl-cobalamin, then
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metabolic folates becomes trapped in 5-methyl form.
This anemia associated with Vit B deficiency called megaloblastic
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anemia
Treat pernicious anemia by Vit B12 and folate
Clinical-cases discussed
Thank you
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