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Answer for the clue "A B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch ", 12 letters:
pyridoxamine

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biochemistry English) one of the constituents of vitamin B6 that is essential for the metabolism of starch and amino acids

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pyridoxamine is one form of vitamin B . Chemically it is based on a pyridine ring structure, with hydroxyl , methyl , aminomethyl , and hydroxymethyl substituents . It differs from pyridoxine by the substituent at the 4-position. The phenol at position ...

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n. a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch [syn: vitamin B6 , pyridoxine , pyridoxal , adermin ]