Pyridoxine. : Vitamin B-6 : its role in health and disease : proceedings of a Conference on Vitamin B-6 Nutrition and Metabolism, held at the Banff Conference Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada, October 8-10, 1984 / editors, Robert D. Reynolds, James E. Leklem
The 4-methanol form of VITAMIN B 6 which is converted to PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE which is a coenzyme for 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)
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Pyridoxine -- physiology : Magnesium and pyridoxine : fundamental studies and clinical practice / Ivan Y. Torshin and Olgar Gromova