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tikka
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12/08/05 - 01:44 AM             #1

how B6 deficiecy causes homocystenemia??

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12/08/05 - 08:32 AM             #2

good one, the homocysteine gets converted into thcystathione, in the presence of cystathione synthetase, and this reaction requires b6. hence homocysteine accumulates.....







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