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Descriptor English:
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Vitamin B 6
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Vitamina B 6
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Vitamina B 6
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Synonyms English:
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Vitamin B6
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Tree Number:
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D03.383.725.676.925
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Definition English:
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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. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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/ther use: coordinate with disease /drug ther, not /diet ther
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Pharmacological Action:
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Vitamin B Complex
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Entry Combination - descr/qualif English:
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Vitamin B 6/deficiency use Vitamin B 6 Deficiency
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History Note English:
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2002; use PYRIDOXINE 1963-2001
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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36121
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Unique Identifier:
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D025101
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