Vitamin B 6

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.

Also Known As:

Vitamin B6

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Vitamin B Complex

Heterocyclic Compounds: 198
- 1-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
  - Pyridines: 88
    - Picolines: 14
      - Vitamin B 6: 1882

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Disease

Drug/Important Bio-Agent (IBA)