Advances in Folic Acid Biosensors and Their Significance in Maternal, Perinatal, and Paediatric Preventive Medicine.

Auxotrophic primates like human beings rely on exogenous dietary vitamin B supplementation to meet their metabolic demands. Folates play a crucial role in nucleotide synthesis and DNA methylation. Maternal folate deficiency causes several pregnancy-related complications, perinatal defects, and early childhood cognitive impairments.