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pyridoxal phosphate

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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.

pyridoxal phosphate
[pir′ədok′səl]
an enzyme that acts with pyridoxamine phosphate and transaminase to catalyze the reversible transfer of an amino group from an alpha-amino acid to an alpha-keto acid, especially alpha-ketoglutaric acid. Such processes are essential to metabolism.

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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However, B(6) vitamers were most effective at preventing oxidative stress or lipid peroxidation cytotoxicity suggesting that pyridoxal or pyridoxal phosphate were antioxidants and/or Fe/Cu chelators.
Inhibitory effects of pyridoxal phosphate, ascorbate and aminoguanidine on nonenzymatic glycosylation.
As shown in the pathway of haem synthesis (Figure 1), pyridoxal phosphate is a cofactor for ALAS.
 
 
 
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