Open AccessRiboflavin Is an Important Determinant of Vitamin B-6 Status in Healthy Adults
Author(s) -
Alexandra Jungert,
Helene McNulty,
Leane Hoey,
Mary Ward,
JJ Strain,
Catherine Hughes,
Liadhan McAnena,
Monika NeuhäuserBerthold,
Kristina Pentieva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxaa225
Subject(s) - riboflavin , methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase , pyridoxal , vitamin , pyridoxine , medicine , b vitamins , endocrinology , glutathione reductase , micronutrient , reductase , chemistry , physiology , biology , genotype , biochemistry , glutathione , enzyme , glutathione peroxidase , gene , pathology
Riboflavin is required to generate the active form of vitamin B-6 (pyridoxal 5'-phosphate; PLP) in tissues, but the relevance of this metabolic interaction for nutritional status of vitamin B-6 is unclear because riboflavin biomarkers are rarely measured in human studies.
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