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pyridoxal

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pyridoxal /pyr·i·dox·al/ (pir″ĭ-dok´sal) a form of vitamin B6.
pyridoxal phosphate  the prosthetic group of many enzymes involved in amino acid transformations.

pyr·i·dox·al (pr-dksl)
n.
An aldehyde that is one of several active forms of pyridoxine and is important in amino acid synthesis.

pyridoxal [pir″ĭ-dok´sal]
a form of vitamin B6.
pyridoxal phosphate a major coenzyme involved in amino acid metabolism.

pyridoxal, pyridoxaldehyde
a form of vitamin B6.

pyridoxal phosphate
PLP; a major coenzyme involved in amino acid metabolism.


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Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, pyridoxal and pyriodoxamine, is a water-soluble vitamin involved in a wide variety of functions throughout the body.
submitted a citizen petition to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), asserting that dietary supplements containing pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (P5P) "are adulterated and are being unlawfully marketed.
Purified serine racemase has a molecular weight of 37 kDa and requires pyridoxal 5-phosphate for its activity.
 
 
 
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