![]() The 10th to 90th percentile ranges for EPLP values were 61-201 nmol/L at 4 mo, 49-101 nmol/L at 12 mo and 27-59 nmol/L at 5 y. ![]() Vitamin B-6 status, high during infancy, reached the adult level by 5 y of age. The EAST stimulation test was repeated at 11 y (n = 153). To examine the development and tracking of long-term vitamin B-6 status from infancy to early adolescence, measurements of erythrocyte pyridoxal 5'-phosphate concentration (EPLP), the erythrocyte aspartate transaminase (EAST) stimulation test including measurements of basal activity (EASTo) and activation coefficient (alpha EAST), were made in a follow-up study of healthy children aged 2 (n = 139), 4 (n = 147), 6 (n = 157), 9 (n = 159) and 12 mo (n = 188) and 5 y (n = 148). These findings raise the question of whether the vitamin B-6 content of formulas, especially in relation to protein content, should be reduced. In formula-fed infants at ages 2-6 mo, 71-96% of the EPLP values and 57-70% of the EASTo values were above the 95th percentile, and 35-53% of the alpha EAST values were below the 5th percentile for these values in breast-fed infants. The larger the intake of formula, the higher the vitamin B-6 status. Infant vitamin B-6 status was age-dependent it was highest at 4 mo and thereafter gradually approached adult values. Twenty-seven infants were weaned by 2-3 mo to an adapted cow milk-based formula (15 g protein/L and 0.6 mg pyridoxine/L) and given solid foods from 3 to 4 mo. Forty-six infants were exclusively breast-fed for 6 mo, and then given solid foods in addition. ![]() Thirty-six infants were exclusively breast-fed for 9 mo. ![]() To study the effect of type of feeding on infant vitamin B-6 status, we determined erythrocyte pyridoxal 5'-phosphate concentration (EPLP) and erythrocyte aspartate aminotransferase basal activity (EASTo) and its activation coefficient (alpha EAST) in 109 infants at 2, 4, 6, 9, and 12 mo of age. ![]()
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