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Pyridoxine is one of the compounds called vitamin B6, along with pyridoxal and pyridoxamine. Pyridoxine regulates the sodium and potassium levels and promoties red blood cell production. It also lowers the formation of homocysteine. Pyridoxine might help children with learning difficulties, prevent dandruff, eczema, and psoriasis and may also help balance hormonal changes in women. Lack of pyridoxine may cause anemia, nerve damage, seizures, skin problems, and mouth sores. Its stucture comprises a pyridine ring, with hydroxyl, methyl, and hydroxymethyl radical groups. It differs from pyridoxamine by a substitution at the '4' position and it is often used as 'pyridoxine hydrochloride'. It is converted to the biologically active form pyridoxal 5-phosphate. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Pyridoxine (Wikipedia)

The 4-methanol form of vitamin B6 which is converted to pyridoxal phosphate which is a coenzyme needed for the synthesis of amino acids, neurotransmitters (serotonin, norepinephrine), sphingolipids, aminolevulinic acid. Although pyridoxine and vitamin B 6 are still frequently used as synonyms, especially by medical researchers, this practice is erroneous and sometimes misleading (EE Snell; Ann NY Acad Sci, vol 585 pg 1, 1990). Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Pyridoxine vitamin B6 is a cofactor in metabolic pathways including heme synthesis. Deficiency of vitamin B6 can occur in patients with metabolic disorders, alcoholism, and secondary to some therapeutic drug use. Immune system dysfunction may occur with vitamin B6 deficiency. Information from Quest Laboratories 2007 07 31. Source: Regenstrief Institute

When mapping be careful to distinguish the word pyridoxal (A is the 2nd to last letter) from pyridoxol (letter O is the 2nd to last letter). These are both forms or preforms of vitamin B6. Pyridoxine - the usual name for B6 is also called pyridoxol. These both get converted to Pyridoxine 5-Phosphate the biologically active form (also called Pyridoxol 5-phosphate)
There are three natural forms of vitamin B6, pyridoxine (also called "pyridoxol") pyridoxamine and pyridoxal. All of these forms are converted into a single biologically active form, pyridoxal 5-phosphate. All three forms of vitamin B6 are heterocyclic organic compounds. Green plants are a natural source of pyridoxal, and its deficiency in humans can lead to serious complications such as epilepsy and seizures. Source: Regenstrief Help

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Pyridoxine
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Vit B6

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 吡哆醇
Synonyms: Vit B6;吡哆素;吡多辛;抗皮炎维生素;维生素 B6;酵母洗脱因子
fr-CA French (Canada) Pyridoxine
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Püridoksiin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Piridoxina
it-IT Italian (Italy) Piridossina
el-GR Greek (Greece) Πυριδοξίνη
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Piridoksin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Пиридоксин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) pyridoxine
fr-BE French (Belgium) Pyridoxine
Synonyms: Vitamine B6