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Pyridoxal

Pyridoxal
Skeletal formula of pyridoxal
Ball-and-stick model of pyridoxal
Names
IUPAC name
3-Hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridine-4-carbaldehyde
Identifiers
66-72-8 YesY
65-22-5 (hydrochloride) N
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
ChEBI CHEBI:17310 YesY
ChEMBL ChEMBL102970 YesY
ChemSpider 1021 YesY
DrugBank DB00147 YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.547
KEGG C00250 YesY
PubChem 1050
UNII 3THM379K8A YesY
Properties
C8H9NO3
Molar mass 167.16 g/mol
Melting point 165 °C (329 °F; 438 K) (decomposes)
Related compounds
Related arylformaldehydes
Damnacanthal

Gossypol

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Gossypol

Pyridoxal is one form of vitamin B6.

Some medically relevant bacteria, such as those in the genera Granulicatella and Abiotrophia, require pyridoxal for growth. This nutritional requirement can lead to the culture phenomenon of satellite growth. In in vitro culture, these pyridoxal-dependent bacteria may only grow in areas surrounding colonies of bacteria from other genera ("satellitism") that are capable of producing pyridoxal.

Pyridoxal is involved in what is believed to be the most ancient reaction of aerobic metabolism on Earth, about 2.9 billion years ago, a forerunner of the Great Oxidation Event


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