vitamin B6 catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0042820

Synonyms

• vitamin B6 breakdown
• vitamin B6 catabolism
• vitamin B6 degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any of the vitamin B6 compounds; pyridoxal, pyridoxamine and pyridoxine and the active form, pyridoxal phosphate. http://www.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/vitamins.html

References

Ontology

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