Posted by Michael Bell on May 6, 2003, at 23:09:48
I already knew that Vitamin B6 is partly responsible for the production of various neurochemicals, but I did not know this:
GABA is formed by the decarboxylization of the amino acid L-glutamic acid. The rate-determining enzyme that controls this step is called GAD. The ESSENTIAL COFACTOR of GAD is Vitamin B6! Vitamin B6 converts GAD into GABA. I also found hundreds of reports stating that deficiencies in Vitamin B6 are known to cause anxiety, depression, and in extreme cases, seizures.
I wonder what a little B6 supplementation might do for my GABA levels? Hmmm...
poster:Michael Bell
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