Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, includes pyridoxine \ pyridoxal and pyridoxamine. It exists in the form of phosphate in the body. It is a water-soluble vitamin, which is easy to damage when exposed to light or alkali, and is not resistant to high temperature< Br > it was named vitamin B6 in 1936. Vitamin B6 is a colorless crystal, easily soluble in water and ethanol, stable in acid solution, easily destroyed in alkaline solution, pyridoxine is heat-resistant, pyridoxal and pyridoxamine are not heat-resistant. Vitamin B6 is abundant in yeast \ liver \ grain \ meat \ fish \ eggs \ beans and peanuts. Vitamin B6 is a component of some coenzymes in the human body and participates in a variety of metabolic reactions, In particular, it is closely related to amino acid metabolism. Vitamin B6 preparations are used clinically to prevent vomiting of pregnancy and radiation sickness< Br>
Nombre e identificación
VITAMIN H
D-BIOTIN
Propiedades experimentales
Punto de fusión: 231-233 °C(lit.)
Disolución: H2O: 0.2 mg/mL Solubility increases with addition of 1 N NaOH.