loading...| Preferred Name |
Vitamin B 6 [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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| Synonyms |
Vitamin B6 Vitamin B 6 |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000005657 |
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| altLabel |
Vitamin B6 Vitamin B 6 |
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| cui |
C0087162 |
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| Ingredient of | ||
| MESH DEFINITION |
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. |
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| MESH DUI |
D025101 |
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| MeSH name |
Vitamin B 6 |
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| MESH UI |
M0018248 |
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| NDFRT kind |
INGREDIENT_KIND |
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| notation |
N0000005657 |
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| NUI |
N0000005657 |
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| prefLabel |
Vitamin B 6 [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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| tui |
T109 T127 T121 |
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