Active Ingredient:
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| Name | Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine HCl) |
| 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 B-6; Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine); Vitamin B6 Hydrochloride; Vitamin B6 Hydrochloride (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) |
| Related products | Products that contain Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine HCl) |
| Reference Links | General Information |
| Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine HCl) [MedlinePlus] | |
| Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine HCl) [ODS-Fact Sheet] | |
| Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine HCl) [AHRQ-Evidence Report 1] | |
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| Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine HCl) [ClinicalTrials.gov] | |
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