vitamin B6: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	pyridoxamine • pyridoxine • pyridoxal • pyridoxol

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Diagram showing how B-vitamin coenzymes, such as vitamin B6, folic acid, and biotin, assist in metabolic pathways involving carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, highlighting their roles in energy production and the tricarboxylic acid cycle.

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human nutrition vitamin B complex vitamin B12 riboflavin pantothenic acid niacin biotin thiamin folic acid

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