| Material Notes |
the 4-methanol form of vitamin b 6 which is converted to pyridoxal phosphate which is a coenzyme for synthesis of amino acids, neurotransmitters (serotonin, norepinephrine), sphingolipids, aminolevulinic acid. 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). 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. Pyridoxine is one of the compounds that can be called vitamin B6, along with pyridoxal and pyridoxamine. It differs from pyridoxamine by the substituent at the '4' position. It is often used as 'pyridoxine hydrochloride'. (Wikipedia) |