Pyridoxal kinase

UniProtKB accession:  P82197

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UniProtKB description:  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:14722069) (By similarity). PLP is the active form of vitamin B6, and acts as a cofactor for over 140 different enzymatic reactions (By similarity).