A simple, rapid, accurate and precise spectrophotometric method is proposed for determination of pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6) in pure form and in its pharmaceutical preparations and serum. The method is based on the oxidation-reduction reaction between vitamin B6 and cerium (IV) ion (ceric ion), then the subsequent reaction of cerium (III) with arsenazo III reagent in acidic medium in ...

Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin-B1) has been utilized as an effective biodegradable catalyst for the one pot synthesis of polyhydroquinoline derivatives via four component reaction of dimedone, aldehyde, ethylacetoacetate and ammonium acetate in ethanol under mild conditions. The method presented here offers several advantages over reported procedures in terms of environmentally benign catalyti...

spectrophotometric and electrochemical studies were successfully used in quantitative analysis of amitriptyline hydrochloride (ath) and nortriptyline hydrochloride (nth). conductometric titration were carried out in equeous solution using iodide and dopamine and serotonine as titrant. two new methods using spectrophotometry are dascribed for the determination of (ath) and (nth) with potassium b...

BACKGROUND Tryptophan metabolism through the kynurenine pathway includes 2 vitamin B-6 [pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)]-dependent enzymes. We recently showed that plasma 3-hydroxykynurenine (HK) was elevated at low PLP concentrations. OBJECTIVE We further evaluated and characterized kynurenine-based indexes as possible markers of functional B-vitamin status in plasma. DESIGN Cross-sectional a...

1. The effects of the administration of oestradiol and vitamin B, on tryptophan metabolism in the rat have been assessed by measurement of the release of 14C0, from [14C]tryptophan, in vivo, in order to determine whether, and to what extent, the abnormalities of tryptophan metabolism that are associated with oestrogen administration can be attributed to drug-induced vitamin B, deficiency or dep...

BACKGROUND To advance knowledge about the cancer-chemopreventive potential of individual nutrients, we investigated the effects of B vitamin and/or ω-3 fatty acid supplements on cancer outcomes among survivors of cardiovascular disease. METHODS This was an ancillary study of the Supplementation With Folate, Vitamins B(6) and B(12) and/or Omega-3 Fatty Acids (SU.FOL.OM3) secondary prevention t...

BACKGROUND Observational epidemiologic studies indicate a direct association between homocysteine concentration in the blood and the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but randomized trial data to examine the effect of therapy to lower homocysteine levels in AMD are lacking. Our objective was to examine the incidence of AMD in a trial of combined folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochlorid...

Such "therapy" effectively consists of recommending a multivitamin-mineral supplement with somewhat higher-than-daily-value amounts of several of the B vitamins (pyridoxine hydrochloride [B6], cyanocobalamin [B12], and folic acid). Therapy with, for example, 25 mg of B6, 100 μg of B12, and 400 μg of folic acid is simply obtained in a high "potency" (no-iron) multivitamin that can be bought in t...