Vitamin B6

VITAMIN B6

PYRIDOXINE (vitamin B6) 

Sources

  • Meats, Grains, Vegetables like niacin – plant origin – bound from

Functions

  • Metabolism of aminoacidtryptopan to niacin
  • Coenzyme for transaminases, decarboxylases
  • Phosphorylases
  • Required for melanin formation
  • Required for antibody production
  • Transmethylation of biotin, in biosynthesis of porphyrin

Deficiency

  • Microcytic hypochromic anemia in pigs
  • Dermatitis – Acanthosis, Hyperkeratosis etc.
  • Ataxia, Convulsions – Nervous symptoms in young animals – calves, piglets, puppies
  • Renal tubular epithelial cell regeneration forming calculi
Last modified: Thursday, 22 March 2012, 8:47 AM