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Pyridoxine

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Pyridoxine[1]
Pyridoxine
Names
IUPAC name
4,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.548 Edit this at Wikidata
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H11NO3/c1-5-8(12)7(4-11)6(3-10)2-9-5/h2,10-12H,3-4H2,1H3 checkY
    Key: LXNHXLLTXMVWPM-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • CC1=NC=C(C(=C1O)CO)CO
Properties
C8H11NO3
Molar mass 169.180 g·mol−1
Melting point 159 to 162 °C (318 to 324 °F; 432 to 435 K)
Pharmacology
A11HA02 (WHO)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Pyridoxine (also called pyridoxol,[2] not to be confused with pyridoxal) is one form of vitamin B6. Its hydrochloride salt, pyridoxine hydrochloride, is used as a vitamin B6 dietary supplement.

References

  1. ^ Pyridoxine at Sigma-Aldrich
  2. ^ p. 11, B Vitamins and Folate: Chemistry, Analysis, Function and Effects, Victor R. Preedy, ed., Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012, ISBN 978-1-84973-369-4; series Food and nutritional components in focus, #4.