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pyridoxal-5-phosphate

 
P5P the key to anti-emetic effects of vitamin B6 in morning sickness
Dec 22, 17
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Evidence seems to suggest that pyridoxine and pyridoxal are prodrugs for Pyrodoxal-5-Phosphate (P5P), and that it is the P5P which has the intended therapeutic antiemetic effect.

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Sep 25, 17
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The active form of vitamin B6, pyridoxal-5-phosphate (P5P), serves as a cofactor for more than 150 enzymes in the body - but when is it important to have this form, over other forms of Vitamin B6?

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