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Vitamin B 6 MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Vitamin B 6
Tree Number(s)
D03.383.725.676.925
Unique ID
D025101
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D025101
Annotation
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Scope Note
VITAMIN B 6 refers to several PICOLINES (especially PYRIDOXINE; PYRIDOXAL; & PYRIDOXAMINE) that are efficiently converted by the body to PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE which is a coenzyme for synthesis of amino acids, neurotransmitters (serotonin, norepinephrine), sphingolipids, and aminolevulinic acid. During transamination of amino acids, pyridoxal phosphate is transiently converted into PYRIDOXAMINE phosphate. 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). Most of vitamin B6 is eventually degraded to PYRIDOXIC ACID and excreted in the urine.
Entry Term(s)
Vitamin B6
Pharm Action
Vitamin B Complex
Registry Numbers
8059-24-3
NLM Classification #
QU 187
Previous Indexing
Pyridoxine (1965-2001)
Public MeSH Note
2002; see PYRIDOXINE 1963-2001
History Note
2002; use PYRIDOXINE 1963-2001
Entry Combination
deficiency:Vitamin B 6 Deficiency
Date Introduced
2002/01/01
Last Updated
2016/06/01
Vitamin B 6 Preferred
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