pyridoxal 5-phosphate

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pyridoxal 5-phosphate

(pĭr-ĭ-dŏk′săl)

A derivative of pyridoxine. It serves as a coenzyme of certain amino-acid decarboxylases in bacteria, and in animal tissues of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (dopa) decarboxylase.

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