Journal article
Vitamin B6: Killing two birds with one stone?
Phytochemistry (Oxford), Vol.71(5-6), pp.495-501
04/2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117887
PMID: 20089286
Abstract
Vitamin B6 comprises a group of compounds that are involved in a surprisingly high diversity of biochemical reactions. Actually, most of these reactions are co-catalyzed by a single B6 vitamer, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, making it a crucial and versatile co-factor in many metabolic processes in the cell. In addition, it has been demonstrated in recent years that vitamin B6 has a second important function by being an effective antioxidant. Because of these two characteristics the vitamin is an interesting compound to study in plants. This review provides a brief overview and update on such important aspects like vitamin B6-dependent enzymes and known biosynthetic pathways in plants, phenotypes of plant mutants affected in vitamin B6 biosynthesis, and the potential benefits of modifying vitamin B6 content in plants.
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- Title
- Vitamin B6: Killing two birds with one stone?
- Creators
- Sutton Mooney - Washington State University, Pullman, Abelson Hall, WA 99164, USAHanjo Hellmann
- Publication Details
- Phytochemistry (Oxford), Vol.71(5-6), pp.495-501
- Academic Unit
- Biological Sciences, School of
- Publisher
- England
- Identifiers
- 99900548090901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article