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Vitamin B6 is converted to pyridoxal-5'-phosphate within cells. This is the prosthetic group of a number of enzymes:

  • transaminases
  • deaminases
  • acid decarboxylases

Therefore, vitamin B6 is vital to a number of key reactions involving mainly amino acids:

  • histamine formation
  • serotonin formation
  • gamma-amino butyric acid formation
  • niacin formation from tryptophan
  • porphyrin synthesis

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