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Summary
| Name |  PDXK
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| Full Name | Pyridoxal kinase |
| Synonyms | Pyridoxine kinase | C21orf124, C21orf97, PKH, PNK |
| Primary ID | O00764 |
| Links |  -  -  |
| Type | protein |
| Relations | 0 |
| Function | Catalyzes the phosphorylation of the dietary vitamin B6 vitamers pyridoxal (PL), pyridoxine (PN) and pyridoxamine (PM) to form pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), pyridoxine 5'-phosphate (PNP) and pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate (PMP), respectively (PubMed:9099727, PubMed:10987144, PubMed:17766369, PubMed:19351586, PubMed:31187503) (Probable). PLP is the active form of vitamin B6, and acts as a cofactor for over 140 different enzymatic reactions. |