{"symbol":"PDXP","synonyms":["CIN","DJ37E16.5"],"name":"pyridoxal (pyridoxine, vitamin B6) phosphatase","description":"Pyridoxal 5-prime-phosphate (PLP) is the active form of vitamin B6 that acts as a coenzyme in maintaining biochemical homeostasis. The preferred degradation route from PLP to 4-pyridoxic acid involves the dephosphorylation of PLP by PDXP (Jang et al., 2003 [PubMed 14522954]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":57026,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/57026","proteins":[{"symbol":"PLPP_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/PLPP_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Phosphatases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Phosphatases"}]}