The Relationship Between Vitamin B6, Diabetes and Cancer

Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP), the active form of vitamin B6, works as cofactor in numerous enzymatic reactions and it behaves as antioxidant molecule. PLP deficiency has been associated to many human pathologies including cancer and diabetes and the mechanism behind this connection is now becoming c...

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Main Authors: Chiara Merigliano, Elisa Mascolo, Romina Burla, Isabella Saggio, Fiammetta Vernì
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2018.00388/full