Vitamin B6

Vitamin B₆ is one of the B vitamins, and thus an essential nutrient. The term refers to a group of chemically similar compounds, "vitamers", which can be interconverted in biological systems. Its active form, pyridoxal 5′-phosphate, serves as a coenzyme in some 100 enzyme reactions in amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism.

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Long-term iron supplementation combined with vitamin B6 enhances maximal oxygen uptake and promotes skeletal muscle-specific mitochondrial biogenesis in rats (2024)