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