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Membrane-associated neutral phosphatase hydrolysing B6 phosphate esters

Membrane-associated neutral phosphatase hydrolysing B6 phosphate esters. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.

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  1. Acetaldehyde, but not ethanol, impaired net formation of PLP from pyridoxal, pyridoxine and pyridoxine phosphate by erythrocytes, and the effect was abolished when the B6-phosphate phosphatase was inhibited by 80 mM phosphate, while pyridoxal kinase and pyridoxine phosphate oxidase activities were not decreased.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_span
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    experimental_model
    Plasma PLP in 66 alcoholic subjects without liver abnormality, plus erythrocyte enzyme assays
    exposure
    Chronic alcohol abuse; acetaldehyde and ethanol applied to erythrocytes
    limitations
    Selecting subjects without abnormal liver function isolates the vitamin effect from liver disease. The phosphatase mechanism is shown in erythrocytes, not liver.
    nutrient_topic
    Alcohol research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct clinical effect, and ethanol is recorded separately from the acetaldehyde it becomes. · Ethanol
    organism
    Human
    plain_language
    It is the breakdown product that destroys the vitamin, and it works by exposing it to a phosphatase rather than by blocking its synthesis.
    primary_references
    [alcohol-p4359937] Vitamin B6 metabolism in chronic alcohol abuse. Pyridoxal phosphate levels in plasma and the effects of acetaldehyde on pyridoxal phosphate synthesis and degradation in human erythrocytes. (1974). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4359937/ DOI: 10.1172/jci107607
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Plasma and erythrocytes
    trigger_kind
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.

    Alcohol: ethanol clearance, acetaldehyde, the channels it binds, organ injury and nutrient collisions (2026-09-21) · lines 644–655

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Plasma PLP in 66 alcoholic subjects without liver abnormality, plus erythrocyte enzyme assays · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### alcohol-acetaldehyde-not-ethanol Acetaldehyde, but not ethanol, impaired net formation of PLP from pyridoxal, pyridoxine and pyridoxine phosphate by erythrocytes, and the effect was abolished when the B6-phosphate phosphatase was inhibited by 80 mM phosphate, while pyridoxal kinase and pyridoxine phosphate oxidase activities were not decreased. Condition category: nutrient_deficiency nutrient_topic: Alcohol research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct clinical effect, and ethanol is recorded separately from the acetaldehyde it becomes. plain_language: It is the breakdown product that destroys the vitamin, and it works by exposing it to a phosphatase rather than by blocking its synthesis. organism: Human tissue_or_cell_type: Plasma and erythrocytes experimental_model: Plasma PLP in 66 alcoholic subjects without liver abnormality, plus erythrocyte enzyme assays limitations: Selecting subjects without abnormal liver function isolates the vitamin effect from liver disease. The phosphatase mechanism is shown in erythrocytes, not liver. exposure: Chronic alcohol abuse; acetaldehyde and ethanol applied to erythrocytes evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/alcohol-research/4359937.abstract.txt", "locator": "Indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "1df4485150b1be55f3e5214c424f960ff627cfc317e643c86a0f6747efed8b08", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1650, "text_sha256": "1df4485150b1be55f3e5214c424f960ff627cfc317e643c86a0f6747efed8b08"} [alcohol-p4359937] Vitamin B6 metabolism in chronic alcohol abuse. Pyridoxal phosphate levels in plasma and the effects of acetaldehyde on pyridoxal phosphate synthesis and degradation in human erythrocytes. (1974). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4359937/ DOI: 10.1172/jci107607
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