Type: Compound
Vitamin: B6
Name: Pyridoxine, Pyridoxamine, Pyridoxal
RDA: 2 mg
Importance- to Body:
Active form is coenzyme pyridoxal phosphate. which functions in several enzyme systems involved in amino acid metabolism; also required for conversion of tryptophan to niacin, for glycogenolysis, formation of antibodies.
Distribution- in Body:
Group of three pyridines occurring in both free and phosphorylated forms in body; stable to heat, acids; destroyed by alkalis, light; body stores very limited.
Excess Effects:
Depressed Deep Tendons Reflexes, Numbness, Loss of Sensation in Extremities
Deficiency Effects:
Infants: Nervous Irritability, Convulsions, Anemia, Vomiting, Weakness, Abdominal Pain
Adults: Seborrhea Lesions around eyes and mouth
Food Sources:
Meat, Poultry, Fish
Lesser Sources: Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Spinach
Environmental/Geographic Sources:
None listed
Supplemental information:
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| Use | Vitamin B6 deficiency |
| ATC code | A11HA02 |
| Biological target | enzyme cofactor |
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| MeSH | D025101 |
| In Wikidata | |
Vitamin B6 refers to a group of chemically similar compounds which can be interconverted in biological systems. Vitamin B6 is part of the vitamin B group of essential nutrients. Its active form, pyridoxal 5′-phosphate, serves as a coenzyme in some 100 enzyme reactions in amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism.