| Bioactivity | Methylmalonic acid (Methylmalonate) is an indicator of Vitamin B-12 deficiency in cancer. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Vitamin B-12 is required for Methylmalonate (Methylmalonic acid; MMA) to be converted to succinyl-CoA, and in combination with folic acid, for homocysteine (HC) to be converted to methionine. Therefore, Methylmalonate is clearly more specific to vitamin B-12 deficiency compared to HC[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Methylmalonic acid | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 516-05-2 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C4H6O4 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 118.09 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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