Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate

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Vitamin B6 (pyroxidine) is a co-factor in amino acid metabolism including the biosynthesis of neurotransmitters.

Role in the body[edit | edit source]

Vitamin B6 is a cofactor for diamine oxidase.

Chronic fatigue syndrome[edit | edit source]

One very small study found decreased functional status of several B vitamins including pyroxidine, riboflavin and thiamine.[1]

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  1. ↑ Heap, L. C.; Peters, T. J.; Wessely, S. (April 1, 1999), "Vitamin B Status in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome", Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 92 (4): 183–185, doi:10.1177/014107689909200405, ISSN 0141-0768, PMID 10450194, retrieved November 9, 2016

cofactor A substance that acts with another substance to bring about certain effects. In biochemistry, a cofactor is a molecule that is necessary for a given biochemical reaction, but is not an enzyme or substrate of the reaction.

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