According to the study authors, the gene variant may affect the activity of an enzyme in the brain, called pyridoxal kinase (PDXK).    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

In each of the 19 pathways for the generation of chiral amino acids, the stereochemistry at the α-carbon atom is established by a transamination reaction that involves pyridoxal phosphate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Are Stereochemical Explanations Causally Sufficient?] Reference

Among other findings, the research group detected increased activity of the pyridoxal kinase gene.    From Wordnik.com.  [RedOrbit News - Technology] Reference

Vitamin B6 (100 mg as pyridoxine HCI, 50 mg pyridoxamine from pyridoxamine DiHCI, and 2.5 mg pyridoxal 5 'phosphate coenzyme).    From Wordnik.com.  [Wil's Ebay E-Store]

Vitamin B6 (100 mg as pyridoxine HCI, 50 mg pyridoxamine from pyridoxamine DiHCI, and 2.5 mg pyridoxal 5 'phosphate coenzyme) 800 mcg.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wil's Ebay E-Store]

Cystathionine-β-synthase (Cys4p in yeast, CBS in mammals) catalyzes pyridoxal 5′-phosphate-dependent (PLP) synthesis of cystathionine from serine and homocysteine.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Supplements Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, pyridoxal and pyriodoxamine, is a water-soluble vitamin involved in a wide variety of functions throughout the body.    From Wordnik.com.  [Amazon Online News and Classifieds] Reference

Vitamin B6, a water-soluble vitamin that exists as pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine, is found in beans, meat, fish, and some fruits and vegetables, like spinach and avocado.    From Wordnik.com.  [MeatProcess RSS] Reference

In the body, however, the parahydroxymethyl moiety is oxidized to an aldehyde and the similar group in the meta position is phosphorylated, resulting in the biologically active pyridoxal phosphate.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

In doing so, they discovered a gene variant which increases the risk for Parkinson's disease and which may lead to a modified quantity or activity of the enzyme pyridoxal kinase (PDXK) in the brain.    From Wordnik.com.  [RedOrbit News - Technology] Reference

We discover domain subfamilies and predict functional residues for four protein domain families: phosphatases, pyridoxal dependent decarboxylases, WW and SH3 domains to demonstrate the usefulness of our approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Random feeds from Syndic8.com] Reference

Almost 15,000 people took part in the study, which reported that increased blood levels of the vitamin's active form, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), were significantly associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, according to findings published in the journal.    From Wordnik.com.  [NutraIngredients RSS] Reference