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Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate + H2O | |||
''Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate + H2O [[Image:Reaction Arrow.jpg]] pyridoxal + phosphate'' | |||
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Pyridoxal (pyridoxine, vitamin B6) Phosphatase, otherwise known as PLP (or PDXP, in certain cases), is defined as the metabolically active form of the water-soluble Vitamin B6. Its functions involve: acting as a cofactor in many reactions of amino acid metabolism, gluconeogenesis and lipid metabolism.
Pyridoxal Phosphatase is an enzyme that catalyses the reaction:
Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate + H2O 
pyridoxal + phosphate
