PYRIDOXINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pyridoxine mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PYRIDOXINE (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 ("pyridoxine" 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 

Alanine is one of the most common residues for protein synthesis and is involved in the metabolism of tryptophan and vitamin pyridoxine.

(DL-Alanine, NCI Thesaurus)

A small non-essential amino acid in humans, Alanine is one of the most widely used for protein construction and is involved in the metabolism of tryptophan and vitamin pyridoxine.

(Alanine, NCI Thesaurus)

Co-ingestion of piperidine enhances the bioavailability of various nutrients, including beta-carotene, curcumin, selenium, pyridoxine and coenzyme Q10.

(Piperine Extract (Standardized), NCI Thesaurus)

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)