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Message definition (Vitamin B6)
{{Short description|Class of chemically related vitamins}}
{{About|the group of [[vitamers]]|the dietary supplement|Pyridoxine}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Vitamin B<sub>6</sub>}}
{{Infobox drug class
| Name              = Vitamin B<sub>6</sub>
| Image            = Pyridoxal-phosphate.svg
| Alt              = The chemical structure of pyridoxal phosphate, a form of vitamin B<sub>6</sub>.
| Caption          = [[Pyridoxal phosphate|Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate]], the metabolically active form of vitamin B<sub>6</sub>
| Use              = Vitamin B<sub>6</sub> deficiency
| Biological_target = enzyme cofactor
| ATC_prefix        = A11H
| MeshID            = D025101
| Drugs.com        = {{Drugs.com|international|vitamin-b6}}
| Consumer_Reports  =
| medicinenet      =
| rxlist            =
}}
'''Vitamin B<sub>6</sub>''' is one of the [[B vitamins]], and thus an [[essential nutrient]]. The term refers to a group of six chemically similar compounds, i.e., "[[vitamer]]s", which can be interconverted in biological systems. Its active form, [[pyridoxal phosphate|pyridoxal 5′-phosphate]], serves as a [[coenzyme]] in more than 140 [[enzyme]] reactions in [[amino acid]], [[glucose]], and [[lipid]] metabolism.
Vitamin B6
Drug class
The chemical structure of pyridoxal phosphate, a form of vitamin B6.
Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, the metabolically active form of vitamin B6
Class identifiers
UseVitamin B6 deficiency
ATC codeA11H
Biological targetenzyme cofactor
Clinical data
Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
External links
MeSHD025101
Legal status

Vitamin B6 is one of the B vitamins, and thus an essential nutrient. The term refers to a group of six chemically similar compounds, i.e., "vitamers", which can be interconverted in biological systems. Its active form, pyridoxal 5′-phosphate, serves as a coenzyme in more than 140 enzyme reactions in amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism.