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  • Title: Effect of different levels of oral pyridoxine supplementation on plasma pyridoxal-5'-phosphate and pyridoxal levels and urinary vitamin B-6 excretion.
    Author: Ubbink JB, Serfontein WJ, Becker PJ, de Villiers LS.
    Journal: Am J Clin Nutr; 1987 Jul; 46(1):78-85. PubMed ID: 3604972.
    Abstract:
    Plasma pyridoxal-5'-phosphate and pyridoxal levels increased significantly (p less than 0.05) when single, oral bolus doses of pyridoxine were increased from 10 to 25 and from 25 to 50 mg in nine female volunteers. However, when the dose was increased to 100 mg, plasma pyridoxal-5'-phosphate levels did not differ significantly from those recorded after the 50 mg dose. Within 3 h plasma pyridoxal levels rose with a factor of 3.85 compared with the 50 mg dose but high pyridoxal levels were eliminated from the circulation. Renal clearance of pyridoxal remained a constant, low percentage (less than 2.0%) of each pyridoxine supplement in spite of the observed very high circulating pyridoxal levels. Pyridoxine supplementation is discussed in relation to circulating pyridoxal-5'-phosphate and pyridoxal availability for cellular metabolism.
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