Component
Apparent tryptophan-to-niacin conversion from urinary metabolites
Apparent tryptophan-to-niacin conversion from urinary metabolites
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What acts on it
Under niacin-free feeding, B6-free rats had lower apparent tryptophan-to-niacin conversion than rats receiving B6.
Experimental context and source evidence
- availability_state
- nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.
- cross_nutrient
- Dietary B6 status affected apparent tryptophan-to-niacin conversion.
- experimental_model
- Young male Wistar rats; four controlled diets for 19 days
- exposure
- Young male Wistar rats; 19-day diets; conversion contrast within niacin-free groups
- limitations
- Apparent urinary conversion, not net synthesis or a human requirement.
- nutrient_topic
- Vitamin B6 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Vitamin B6
- organism
- Rattus norvegicus
- plain_language
- B6 shortage reduced this dietary study's estimate of niacin production from tryptophan.
- primary_references
- [b6-niacin-1995] Effects of Vitamin B6 Deficiency on the Conversion Ratio of Tryptophan to Niacin (1995). https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.59.2060 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.59.2060
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Whole-animal dietary intake and urine
- trigger_kind
- nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.
Vitamin B6: mechanisms, deficiency and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 898–909
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Young male Wistar rats; four controlled diets for 19 days · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### b6-met-rat-niacin-conversion Under niacin-free feeding, B6-free rats had lower apparent tryptophan-to-niacin conversion than rats receiving B6. Condition category: nutrient_deficiency nutrient_topic: Vitamin B6 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: B6 shortage reduced this dietary study's estimate of niacin production from tryptophan. organism: Rattus norvegicus tissue_or_cell_type: Whole-animal dietary intake and urine experimental_model: Young male Wistar rats; four controlled diets for 19 days limitations: Apparent urinary conversion, not net synthesis or a human requirement. cross_nutrient: Dietary B6 status affected apparent tryptophan-to-niacin conversion. exposure: Young male Wistar rats; 19-day diets; conversion contrast within niacin-free groups [b6-niacin-1995] Effects of Vitamin B6 Deficiency on the Conversion Ratio of Tryptophan to Niacin (1995). https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.59.2060 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.59.2060
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