Pyridoxal

Pyridoxal

Names
IUPAC name 3-Hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridine-4-carbaldehyde
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	66-72-8 Y 65-22-5 (hydrochloride) N
ChEBI	CHEBI:17310 Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL102970 Y
ChemSpider	1021 Y
DrugBank	DB00147 Y
InChI InChI=1S/C8H9NO3/c1-5-8(12)7(4-11)6(3-10)2-9-5/h2,4,10,12H,3H2,1H3 Y Key: RADKZDMFGJYCBB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C8H9NO3/c1-5-8(12)7(4-11)6(3-10)2-9-5/h2,4,10,12H,3H2,1H3 Key: RADKZDMFGJYCBB-UHFFFAOYAP
Jmol-3D images	Image
KEGG	C00250 Y
PubChem	1050
SMILES O=Cc1c(cnc(c1O)C)CO
UNII	3THM379K8A Y
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H9NO3
Molar mass	167.16 g/mol
Melting point	165 °C (329 °F; 438 K) (decomposes)
Related compounds
Related arylformaldehydes	Damnacanthal Gossypol
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

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^[1]

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