Sign Up for a Free Account

This is an image preview.
Start a Free Account
to view the full image.

Sign Up for a Free Account For information on discounts, see Plans & Pricing

  • Nearly 3,000 illustrations, including video clips of neurologic disorders.

  • Every article is reviewed by our esteemed Editorial Board for accuracy and currency.

  • Full spectrum of neurology in 1,200 comprehensive articles.

  • Listen to MedLink on the go with Audio versions of each article.

Scheme of complexes of the Pt(NH3)2(OH)+ moiety of carboplatin with the B vitamins

Scheme of complexes of the Pt(NH3)2(OH)+ moiety of carboplatin with the B vitamins, including vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, or its active form pyridoxal 5'-phosphate). The only vitamin with a positive charge is thiamine (vitamin B1). Note that the chemical symbol of platinum is Pt. (Source: Szefler B, Czeleń P, Krawczyk P. The affinity of carboplatin to B-vitamins and nucleobases. Int J Mol Sci 2021;22[7]:3634. Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY], creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)

Related Media

Associated Disorders

  • Vitamin deficiency and toxicity