PYRIDOXAMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pyridoxamine mean? 

• PYRIDOXAMINE (noun)
  The noun PYRIDOXAMINE has 1 sense:

1. a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch

  Familiarity information: PYRIDOXAMINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PYRIDOXAMINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

adermin; pyridoxal; pyridoxamine; pyridoxine; vitamin B6

Hypernyms ("pyridoxamine" is a kind of...):

B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)

 Context examples 

B vitamins include thiamine, riboflavin, niacin (nicotinic acid), niacinamide (nicotinamide), the vitamin B6 group (including pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine), biotin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, and possibly para-aminobenzoic.

(B Vitamin, NCI Thesaurus)