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Vitamin C is also a water-soluble vitamin that is absorbed directly into your bloodstream in your small intestines after it has been freed from food. Vitamin C is essential for good health and plays a number of important roles in your body.
Certain vitamins require specific enzymes to convert them into the active forms within the body. Two classic examples are vitamin B6 and folic acid. Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) is absorbed in the intestines and converted to its active form, pyridoxal-5â²-phosphate, in the liver by the enzyme pyridoxal kinase.