Name: Pyridoxamine Dihydrochloride

CAS No.: 524-36-7

Formula: C8H14Cl2N2O2

Molecular Weight: 241.12

Synonyms: 3-Pyridinemethanol,4-(aminomethyl)-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-, dihydrochloride (9CI);Pyridoxamine,dihydrochloride (8CI);2-Methyl-3-hydroxy-4-aminomethyl-5-hydroxymethylpyridinedihydrochloride;4-(Aminomethyl)-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-pyridinemethanoldihydrochloride;Pyridorin;Pyridoxylaminedihydrochloride;3-Pyridinemethanol, 4- (aminomethyl)-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-, dihydrochloride;3-Pyridinemethanol, 4-(aminomethyl)-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-, dihydrochloride (9CI);3-pyridinemethanol, 4-(aminomethyl)-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-, hydrochloride (1:2);

EINECS: 208-357-6

Boiling Point: 460.1 °C at 760 mmHg

Flash Point: 232.1 °C

Appearance: White crystalline powder

Purity: 98%

Function:

Pyridoxamine is one form of vitamin B6. Chemically it is based on a pyridine ring structure, with hydroxyl, methyl, aminomethyl, and hydroxymethyl substituents. It differs from pyridoxine by the substituent at the 4-position. The phenol at position 3 and aminomethyl group at position 4 of its ring endow pyridoxamine with a variety of chemical properties, including the scavenging of free radical species and carbonyl species formed in sugar and lipid degradation and chelation of metal ions that catalyze Amadori reactions.