pyridoxalImported
A pyridinecarbaldehyde that is pyridine-4-carbaldehyde bearing methyl, hydroxy and hydroxymethyl substituents at positions 2, 3 and 5 respectively. The 4-carboxyaldehyde form of vitamin B6, it is converted into pyridoxal phosphate, a coenzyme for the synthesis of amino acids, neurotransmitters, sphingolipids and aminolevulinic acid.
Defined bychebi
Exact Synonyms
3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridine-4-carbaldehyde
Pyridoxal
pyridoxal
Related Synonyms
3-HYDROXY-5-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-2-METHYLISONICOTINALDEHYDE
pyridoxaldehyde
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Subclass of
- methylpyridineschebi
- vitamin B6chebi
- monohydroxypyridinechebi
- pyridinecarbaldehydechebi
- hydroxymethylpyridinechebi
- has rolerosomecofactorchebi
- has rolerosomemouse metabolitechebi
- has rolerosomeSaccharomyces cerevisiae metabolitechebi
- has rolerosomeEscherichia coli metabolitechebi
- has rolerosomehuman metabolitechebi
- is_conjugate_base_ofsomepyridoxal(1+)chebi