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The function of vitamin B 6 in fat metabolism
Author(s) -
Sakuragi Taketami
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02640070
Subject(s) - pyridoxine , vitamin b , metabolism , antioxidant , vitamin , chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry , b vitamins , endocrinology , medicine , biology
Conclusion It is evident that vitamin B 6 serves as a physiological antioxidant. The mechanism cannot be dependent solely on the chemical structure of the vitamin. Despite the favorable arrangement of the substituents, pyridoxine and its derivatives show no, or only slight, antioxidative activity in vitro . The inactivation apparently results from the nature of the pyridine ring. Vitamin B 6 is one of the B vitamins which are required for the normal metabolism of the fats and essential fatty acids. However it still remains to be investigated whether the vitamin is directly associated with fat metabolism or whether the vitamin itself is responsible for the maximum function or the synthesis of enzymes involved.