Forms enzyme helpers used in energy metabolism.
Also called: Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Riboflavin
The riboflavin–MTHFR connection
Chapter 8 includes riboflavin in the homocysteine discussion because it supplies the precursor for FAD, a cofac…
Makes an enzyme that helps break down catechol compounds, including some neurotransmitters. A common variant does not by itself explain mood, attention or stress tolerance.
Also called: Catechol-O-Methyltransferase
Catecholamines and sensit…
GAD1 helps your body make GABA, a chemical messenger, from glutamate.
Also called: Glutamate Decarboxylase 1
The glutamate-to-GABA connection
Dr. Purser’s course uses GAD/GABA teaching to explain a connection between excitatory and inhibito…
GAD2 helps make GABA, a chemical messenger, from glutamate.
Also called: Glutamate Decarboxylase 2
Another part of the GABA system
GAD2 helps make GABA from glutamate. GAD1 does a related job, but the two genes are different. Check the exac…
MAOA helps break down some chemical messengers. A gene result cannot predict a mood or behavior.
Also called: MAO-A, Monoamine Oxidase A
Neurotransmitter breakdown in context
Dr. Purser places MAOA in the neurotransmitter-breakdown part of …
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…, or simpler terms, the enzyme that processes folate in our bodies.
MTHFR really stands for the gene that codes for this enzyme and the errors that occur with it. This genetic error causes methylation errors, or holds up the processes tha…
…zyme, causing methylation to occur at only 40% of a healthy body’s capacity, or even as much as 70% of its capacity (still bad though). It can mean you could have been diagnosed with heavy metal toxicity – you won’t break down toxins or hea…
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