The vitamin involved in biochemical reactions concerned with the transfer of methyl, methylene, or formyl groups is a derivative of which of the following vitamins?

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Folic acid is involved in the transfer of one-carbon units such as methyl, methylene, or formyl groups in various biochemical reactions. The function of THF (synthesized from folic acid) derivatives is to carry and transfer various forms of one-carbon units during biosynthetic reactions. The one-carbon units are methyl, methylene, methenyl, formyl, or formimino groups.

The Vitamin Involved in Biochemical Reactions Concerned with the Transfer