Synonym(s): 3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-5-([phosphonooxy]methyl)-4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde; Codecarboxylase; PLP; Pyridoxal 5-phosphate
Formula: C8H10NO6P · xH2O
Formula Weight: 247.14 (anhydrous basis)
CAS No.: 853645-22-4
Purity: ≥98%
General description: Pyridoxal-phosphate (PLP, pyridoxal-5′-phosphate, P5P) is a prosthetic group of some enzymes. It is the active form of vitamin B6, which comprises three natural organic compounds, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine and pyridoxine. PLP acts as a coenzyme in all transamination reactions, and in some decarboxylation and deamination reactions of amino acids.
Storage: −20°C
Beilstein Registry Number: 234749
EC No.: 200-208-3
Melting Point: 140-143°C
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H8O3