Pyridoxal Phosphate
"Pyridoxal Phosphate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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).
| Descriptor ID |
D011732
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.676.925.500.500 D08.211.740
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| Concept/Terms |
Pyridoxal Phosphate- Pyridoxal Phosphate
- Phosphate, Pyridoxal
- Pyridoxal-P
- Pyridoxal P
- Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate
- Pyridoxal 5 Phosphate
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Kriley M, Warady BA. Vitamin status of pediatric patients receiving long-term peritoneal dialysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 1991 Jun; 53(6):1476-9.