pyridoxine
Noun
Meaning
a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch
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Examples
Honey bees lacking dietary pyridoxine were unable to rear brood.
Nutrition and gluten toxicity Einkorn has a higher percentage of protein than modern red wheats and is considered more nutritious because it has also higher levels of fat, phosphorus, potassium, pyridoxine, and beta-carotene.
If this is not effective pyridoxine is recommended.
Other products of vitamin B 6 metabolism excreted in the urine when high doses of the vitamin have been given include pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, and pyridoxine and their phosphates.
Plant foods lose the least during processing, as they contain mostly pyridoxine, which is far more stable than the pyridoxal or pyridoxamine found in animal foods.
The B vitamins riboflavin, thiamin, niacin, and pyridoxine dissolve into cooking water at differing rates.