Synonym(s): 4-(Aminomethyl)-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-pyridinemethanol dihydrochloride
Formula: C8H12N2O2 · 2HCl
Formula Weight: 241.11
CAS No.: 524-36-7
Purity: ≥98%
Application: Use in mammalian cell culture as an alternative to pyridoxine or pyridoxal. Vitamin B6 is a required component of cell culture media. Historically, media have been supplemented with vitamin B6 in the aldehyde form, pyridoxal. While this is a biologically active form of vitamin B6, it is unstable in liquid media. When cells are able to utilize either pyridoxine and/or pyridoxamine, they are preferred supplement versus pyridoxal. A number of classical media are now offered with a choice between pyridoxal and pyridoxine as the vitamin A source.
Storage: −20°C
Beilstein Registry Number: 3632748
EC No.: 208-357-6
Melting Point: 224-226°C (dec.)(lit.)
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C4H8O2