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Folic acid is converted by the body into DHFR (DiHydro-Folate Reductase), which can be used by parasitic bacteria to form the nucleic acids, which are at the basis of their survival and reproductive cycles. | Folic acid is converted by the body into DHFR (DiHydro-Folate Reductase), which can be used by parasitic bacteria to form the nucleic acids, which are at the basis of their survival and reproductive cycles. | ||
- | So important is folic acid to the growth of bacteria that many therapies for infections slow disease progress by blocking activity of folic acid. A conventional treatment for sarcoidosis confirms that folic acid does indeed affect the activity of L-form bacteria. Some patients with sarcoidosis are prescribed [[http:// | + | So important is folic acid to the growth of bacteria that many therapies for infections slow disease progress by blocking activity of folic acid. A conventional treatment for sarcoidosis confirms that folic acid does indeed affect the activity of L-form bacteria. Some patients with sarcoidosis are prescribed [[http:// |
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