pyridoxamine

noun pyr·i·dox·amine \ˌpir-ə-ˈdäk-sə-ˌmēn\

Definition of PYRIDOXAMINE

: a crystalline amine C₈H₁₂N₂O₂ of the vitamin B₆ group that occurs as a phosphate and is active as a coenzyme

International Scientific Vocabulary pyridoxine + amine

First Known Use: 1944

Medical Dictionary

noun pyr·i·dox·amine \ˌpir-ə-ˈdäk-sə-ˌmēn\

: a crystalline amine C₈H₁₂N₂O₂ of the vitamin B₆ group that in the form of its phosphate is active as a coenzyme

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