Question

What is the Chemical name of Vitamin B6?
1. Biotin
2. Thiamine
3. Riboflavin
4. Pyridoxine

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Pyridoxine

The correct answer is Pyridoxine.

•  Pyridoxine is the chemical name of Vitamin B6.
•  It comes under the Vitamin B complex.
•  Pyridoxine is used to treat or prevent vitamin B6 deficiency.
•  It is also used to treat a certain type of anemia (lack of red blood cells).
•  Pyridoxine injection is also used to treat some types of seizures in babies.
•  Food sources of Vitamin B6: Meats, Cereals, Corn.

• Vitamins: They are organic substances present in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs.
  • They are organic molecules required for metabolic reactions.
• Vitamins are two types:
  • Fat-soluble: Vitamin A,D,E,K
  • Water-soluble: Vitamin B, C
• Vitamin B complex Chemical name is given below:
   

Vitamin	Chemical Name	Deficiency diseases
B1	Thiamine	Beri-beri
B2	Riboflavin	Inflammation of tongue
B3	Niacin	Pellagra
B5	Pantothenic acid	Depression
B7	Biotin	Kidney problem
B12	Cyanocobalamine	Fatigue

• Vitamin does not synthesize In our body, it takes daily by fruits and other sources. 
• Some other Important vitamin chemical name is given below:
   

Vitamin	Chemical Name	Deficiency Diseases
A	Retinol	Night blindness
C	Ascorbic acid	Scurvy
D	Calciferol	Rickets
E	Tocopherol	Problems of the reproductive system
K	Naphthoquinone	Failure to clot blood