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| Pyridoxamine | |
|---|---|
| Common name | pyridoxamine |
| Systematic name | 4-(aminomethyl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)- 2-methylpyridin-3-ol |
| Other names | 4-(aminomethyl)-5-hydroxy- 6-methyl-3-pyridinemethanol |
| Chemical formula | C8H12N2O2 |
Pyridoxamine is one of the compounds that can be called vitamin B6, along with Pyridoxal and Pyridoxine.
It is based on a pyridine ring, with hydroxyl, methyl, aminomethyl, and hydroxymethyl substituents.
It differs from pyridoxine by the subsitituent at the '4' position.
It is sometimes used as 'pyridoxamine dihydrochloride'.
See vitamin B6 main article for more information.
It is converted to the biologically active form pyridoxal 5-phosphate.
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