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Also known as 2-Methyl-3-hydroxy-4,5-dihydroxymethylpyridine, 3-hydroxy-4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridine, 3-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethylol-alpha-picoline, 5-Hydroxy-6-methyl-3,4-pyridinedimethanol, Pyridoxol, Vitamin B6, 2-methyl-4,5-dimethylol-pyridin-3-ol

Pyridoxine (PN) is a form of vitamin B6 found commonly in food and used as a dietary supplement. As a supplement it is used to treat and prevent pyridoxine deficiency, sideroblastic anaemia, pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy, certain metabolic disorders, side effects or complications of isoniazid use, and certain types of mushroom poisoning. It is used by mouth or by injection.

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Pyridoxine is a chemical compound with the formula C₈H₁₁NO₃. Its IUPAC name is 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol. The substance has a mass of 169.074 and a weight of 169.18. It possesses a charge of 0, an xlogp of -0.8, and a topological polar surface area of 73.6.

The molecule features three hydrogen bond donors and four hydrogen bond acceptors. Its canonical SMILES notation is CC1=NC=C(C(=C1O)CO)CO. Pyridoxine is referenced by 227 other encyclopedia articles. A search for pyridoxine in PubMed yields a count of 11243 entries.

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Key facts

Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth, intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM), subcutaneous
Drug.ATC_prefix
A11
Drug.ATC_suffix
HA02
Drug.legal_UK
P
Drug.legal_US
OTC
Drug.legal_US_comment
/ Rx-only
Drug.elimination_half life
several weeks (see #Metabolism for details)
Drug.CAS_number
65-23-6
Drug.PubChem
1054
Drug.DrugBank
DB00165
Drug.ChemSpiderID
1025
Drug.UNII
KV2JZ1BI6Z
Drug.KEGG
D08454
Drug.ChEBI
16709
Drug.ChEMBL
1364
Drug.synonyms
vitamin B6, pyridoxol pyridoxine hydrochloride
Drug.C
8
Drug.H
11

via Wikipedia infobox

Chemical data

Formula
C8H11NO3
Molecular weight
169.18 g/mol
IUPAC name
4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol
SMILES
CC1=NC=C(C(=C1O)CO)CO
InChIKey
LXNHXLLTXMVWPM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-0.8
Polar surface area
73.6 Ų
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
4
Formal charge
0

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Research

11,243 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Side effects
  • Mechanism
  • Metabolism
  • History
  • References
  • External links

Pyridoxine (PN) is a form of vitamin B6 found commonly in food and used as a dietary supplement. As a supplement it is used to treat and prevent pyridoxine deficiency, sideroblastic anaemia, pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy, certain metabolic disorders, side effects or complications of isoniazid use, and certain types of mushroom poisoning. It is used by mouth or by injection.

It is usually well tolerated. Occasionally side effects include headache, numbness, and sleepiness. Normal doses are safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Pyridoxine is in the vitamin B family of vitamins. It is required by the body to metabolise amino acids, carbohydrates, and lipids. Sources in the diet include meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, and grain.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “pyridoxine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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