Preferred Label : Pyridoxine;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A nutrient in the vitamin B complex that the body needs in small amounts
to function and stay healthy. Pyridoxine helps keep nerves and skin healthy, fight
infections, keep blood sugar levels normal, produce red blood cells, and some enzymes
work properly. Pyridoxine is a group of related compounds (pyridoxine, pyridoxal,
and pyridoxamine) found in cereals, beans, peas, nuts, meat, poultry, fish, eggs,
and bananas. It is water-soluble (can dissolve in water). Not enough pyridoxine can
cause mouth and tongue sores and nervous disorders. Pyridoxine is being studied in
the prevention of hand-foot syndrome (a disorder caused by certain anticancer drugs
and marked by pain, swelling, numbness, tingling, or redness of the hands or feet).;
UNII : KV2JZ1BI6Z;
InChIKey : LXNHXLLTXMVWPM-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
CAS number : 65-23-6;
Chemical formula : C8H11NO3;
ChEBI ID : CHEBI:16709;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000468776;
Origin ID : C62619;
UMLS CUI : C0034272;
Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- concept_is_in_subset
- has_salt_form
- is_free_acid_or_base_form_of
