Pyridoxine, ACS, vitamin B6 – CAS 65-23-6

Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) is a form of vitamin B6. Other forms include the aldehyde pyridoxal and the amide pyridoxamine. It is an important cofactor for metabolism.
Vitamin B group are water-soluble and exists in six forms which includes the pyridoxal, pyridoxine, pyridoxamine, pyridoxamine 5′-phospate, pyridoxine 5′-phosphate and pyridoxal 5′-phosphate; Vitamin B6 is distributed in nuts, whole grains and animal meat.
Pyridoxine has been used as a component of:
# artificial diet for sugarcane aphid pest ;
# modified Strullu and Romand (MSR) medium for carrot root organ culture;
# Luria broth for E coli cultures;
Pyridoxine is used in cell culture and other applications as a precursor to pyridoxal phosphate. It has been used as a standard in RP-HPLC (reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography) method. Pyridoxine has been used as a diet supplement to study lipid profile in rats