What is "vitamin b6"

vitamin B6 \vitamin B6\ n. a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch.

Syn: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, adermin.

n. pyridoxine.

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

Vitamin B refers to a group of chemically very similar compounds which can be interconverted in biological systems. Vitamin B is part of the vitamin B group, and its active form, pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) serves as a coenzyme in many enzyme reactions in amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism.