Water-soluble vitamin, exists in three major chemical forms: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine. Vitamin B6 is needed in enzymes involved in protein metabolism, red blood cell metabolism, efficient functioning of nervous and immune systems and hemoglobin formation. Deficiency causes anaemia and peripheral neuropathy.
Soluble in water, stable to heat, but not light. Functions as a co-enzyme. Essential for complete metabolism of tryptophan and fats and fatty acids. Excellent sources are wheat bran, wheat germ, wheat flour, brewers and bakers yeast, soybeans, molasses, liver and yellow corn.
A water-soluble vitamin consisting of three chemical compounds: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine. Pyridoxine was synthesized in 1939 and is particularly important for protein metabolism. Severe deficiency, although rare, results in convulsions, loss of weight, irritability, depression, and anemia. Women who use oral contraceptives may need to increase their intake of as the metabolism of the essential amino acid tryptophan is impaired.
Vitamin found in meat, cereals and molasses.
An extremely important B vitamin involved in the formation of body proteins and structural compounds, chemical transmitters in the nervous system, red blood cells and hormone-like compounds. Good sources of vitamin B6 include whole grains, legumes, bananas, seeds and nuts. Vitamin B6 is also called pyridoxine.
Vitamin B6 is actually a term used to describe a group of three water-soluble vitamers (pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine), each of which can also be found in their phosphorylated forms. Vita¬ min B6 is particularly important as a cofactor for enzymatic reactions. Functions of this vitamin include amino acid metabolism, heme formation, glycogenolysis, niacin synthesis, and more. Deficiency can produce many symptoms incuding fatigue, due to hypochromic, microcytic anemia from the decreased capability to synthesize heme. Dietary sources of vitamin B6 include meat, fish, poultry, beans, potatoes, and bananas.
A vitamin that exists in three forms, all important in the body’s use of protein and for the proper growth and maintenance of body functions. Symptoms of deficiency include soreness in the mouth, nausea, dizziness, weight loss, sometimes a type of anemia, and neurological disorders. Vitamin B6 is abundant in liver, whole-grain cereals, red meats, green vegetables, and yellow corn.
A vitamin of the E complex from which the coenzyme pyridoxal phosphate, involved in the transamination of amino acids, is formed. The vitamin is found in most foods and a deficiency is therefore rare.