Pyridoxal
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| Chemical name | 3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2- methyl-4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde |
| Chemical formula | C8H9NO3 |
| Molecular mass | 167.16 g/mol |
| CAS number | [66-72-8] |
| Melting point | 165 °C (decomp.) |
| SMILES | OCC1=CN=C(C)C(O)=C1C=O |
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Pyridoxal is one of the three natural forms of vitamin B6, along with pyridoxamine and pyridoxine (also called "pyridoxol"). All of these forms are converted in the human body into a single biologically active form, pyridoxal 5-phosphate. All three forms of Vitamin B6 are heterocyclic organic compounds.
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