Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An aldehyde, C8H9NO3, one of several active forms of pyridoxine, important in amino acid synthesis.

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  • noun biochemistry One of the three natural forms of vitamin B6

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  • noun a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[pyridox(ine) + –al.]

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Examples

  • According to the study authors, the gene variant may affect the activity of an enzyme in the brain, called pyridoxal kinase (PDXK).

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • According to the study authors, the gene variant may affect the activity of an enzyme in the brain, called pyridoxal kinase (PDXK).

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • According to the study authors, the gene variant may affect the activity of an enzyme in the brain, called pyridoxal kinase (PDXK).

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • According to the study authors, the gene variant may affect the activity of an enzyme in the brain, called pyridoxal kinase (PDXK).

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • According to the study authors, the gene variant may affect the activity of an enzyme in the brain, called pyridoxal kinase (PDXK).

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • According to the study authors, the gene variant may affect the activity of an enzyme in the brain, called pyridoxal kinase (PDXK).

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • In each of the 19 pathways for the generation of chiral amino acids, the stereochemistry at the α-carbon atom is established by a transamination reaction that involves pyridoxal phosphate.

    Are Stereochemical Explanations Causally Sufficient? 2010

  • Vitamin B6, a water-soluble vitamin that exists as pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine, is found in beans, meat, fish, and some fruits and vegetables, like spinach and avocado.

    MeatProcess RSS 2010

  • Vitamin B6 (100 mg as pyridoxine HCI, 50 mg pyridoxamine from pyridoxamine DiHCI, and 2.5 mg pyridoxal 5 'phosphate coenzyme) 800 mcg

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010

  • Vitamin B6 (100 mg as pyridoxine HCI, 50 mg pyridoxamine from pyridoxamine DiHCI, and 2.5 mg pyridoxal 5 'phosphate coenzyme)

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010

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