Food Additives Health Food Food Grade Stabilizers Vitamin B6 CAS 58-56-0
Introduction
Vitamin B6 is a watersoluble vitamin and is part of the vitamin B complex group. Several forms of the vitamin are known, but pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) is the active form and is a cofactor in many reactions of amino acid metabolism, including transamination, deamination, and decarboxylation. PLP also is necessary for the enzymatic reaction governing the release of glucose from glycogen.