Pyridoxamine is a vitamer in the vitamin B6 family, which includes pyridoxal and pyridoxine. Pyridoxamine is converted to the biologically active form of vitamin B6, pyridoxal 5-phosphate, via the vitamin B6 salvage pathway. Vitamin B6 acts as an enzyme cofactor in a variety of metabolic processes. In food, pyridoxamine is commonly found as a 5’... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyridoxamine
Type: Term Pronunciation: pir′i-dok′să-mēn Definitions: 1. The amine of pyridoxine (-CH2NH2 replacing -CH2OH at position 4), having a similar physiologic action. See: pyridoxine Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=74493