"Vitamin B 6" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D025101
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.676.925
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitamin B 6" by people in Profiles.
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Oikawa H, Tomatsu S, Haupt B, Monta?o AM, Shimada T, Sly WS. Enzyme replacement therapy on hypophosphatasia mouse model. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2014 Mar; 37(2):309-317.
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Lee Y, Lee SA, Choi JY, Song M, Sung H, Jeon S, Park SK, Yoo KY, Noh DY, Ahn SH, Kang D. Prognosis of breast cancer is associated with one-carbon metabolism related nutrients among Korean women. Nutr J. 2012 Aug 28; 11:59.
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Bleys J, Miller ER, Pastor-Barriuso R, Appel LJ, Guallar E. Vitamin-mineral supplementation and the progression of atherosclerosis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Oct; 84(4):880-7; quiz 954-5.
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Roedl JB, Bleich S, Reulbach U, von Ahsen N, Schl?tzer-Schrehardt U, Rejdak R, Naumann GO, Kruse FE, Kornhuber J, J?nemann AG. Homocysteine levels in aqueous humor and plasma of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2007; 114(4):445-50.
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Segal JB, Miller ER, Brereton NH, Resar LM. Concentrations of B vitamins and homocysteine in children with sickle cell anemia. South Med J. 2004 Feb; 97(2):149-55.
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Herrmann M, Wilkinson J, Schorr H, Obeid R, Georg T, Urhausen A, Scharhag J, Kindermann W, Herrmann W. Comparison of the influence of volume-oriented training and high-intensity interval training on serum homocysteine and its cofactors in young, healthy swimmers. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2003 Nov; 41(11):1525-31.
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Ritchie HD, Miller ER, Ullrey DE, Hoefer JA, Luecke RW. Supplementation of the swine gestation diet with pyridoxine. J Nutr. 1960 04; 70:491-6.