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| Name: | Vitamin B 6 |
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| PubChem Compound ID: | 104817 |
| Description: | VITAMIN B 6 refers to several PICOLINES (especially PYRIDOXINE; PYRIDOXAL; & PYRIDOXAMINE) that are efficiently converted by the body to PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE which is a coenzyme for synthesis of amino acids, neurotransmitters (serotonin, norepinephrine), sphingolipids, and aminolevulinic acid. During transamination of amino acids, pyridoxal phosphate is transiently converted into PYRIDOXAMINE phosphate. Although pyridoxine and Vitamin B 6 are still frequently used as synonyms, especially by medical researchers, this practice is erroneous and sometimes misleading (EE Snell; Ann NY Acad Sci, vol 585 pg 1, 1990). Most of vitamin B6 is eventually degraded to PYRIDOXIC ACID and excreted in the urine. |
| Molecular formula: | C8H10NO5P-2 |
| Molecular weight: | 231.143 g/mol |
| Synonyms: |
12001-78-4; EINECS 232-503-8; Vitamin H; 8059-24-3; Adermine; Vitamin B6
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