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Name	Vitamin B-6
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. [MeSH]
Related Names/Sources	B6; Pyridoxine; Pyridoxine Hydrochloride; Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine); Vitamin B6 Hydrochloride; Vitamin B6 Hydrochloride (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride)
Related products	Products that contain Vitamin B-6
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	Vitamin B-6 [MedlinePlus]
	Vitamin B-6 [ODS-Fact Sheet]
	Vitamin B-6 [AHRQ-Evidence Report 1]
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	Vitamin B-6 [ClinicalTrials.gov]
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