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... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Pyridines > Picolines > Vitamin B 6 > Pyridoxal > Pyridoxal Phosphate
Enzymes and Coenzymes > Coenzymes > Pyridoxal Phosphate

Preferred term

Pyridoxal Phosphate  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Pyridoxal 5 Phosphate
  • Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate
  • Pyridoxal P
  • Pyridoxal-P

Note

  • deficiency: coordinate PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE /defic (IM) with VITAMIN B 6 DEFICIENCY (IM)

Scope note

  • This is the active form of VITAMIN B 6 serving as a coenzyme for synthesis of amino acids, neurotransmitters (serotonin, norepinephrine), sphingolipids, aminolevulinic acid. During transamination of amino acids, pyridoxal phosphate is transiently converted into pyridoxamine phosphate (PYRIDOXAMINE).

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011732

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