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Vitamin B-6 Status Assessment: Past and Present

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Methods in Vitamin B-6 Nutrition

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In 1934, György established the existence of vitamin B-6 (1,2). Followijg the synthesis of vitamin B-6 in 1939 by Harris and Folkers (3), Gyorgy suggested that “In accordance with the chemical nature of vitamin B-6, which is a pyridine derivative containing several methoxyl groups, the term ‘pyridoxine’ appears appropriate” (4). György recognized that vitamin B-6 deficiency in the rat produced lesions of the extremities that resembled those observed in human acrodynia rather than of pellagra.

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Sauberlich, H.E. (1981). Vitamin B-6 Status Assessment: Past and Present. In: Leklem, J.E., Reynolds, R.D. (eds) Methods in Vitamin B-6 Nutrition. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9901-8_11

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