Thiamine hydrochloride
Commodity Name: Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin B1)
Chemical Name: 3-[(4-Amino-2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)methyl]-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-methylthiazolium chloride hydrochloride.
Other Name: Vitamin B1
M.F.: C12H17ClN4OS•HCl
M.W.: 337.27
Structural Formula:
Properties: White or almost white, crystalline powder or colourless crystals. Freely soluble in water, soluble in glycerol, slightly soluble in alcohol
It serves as a coenzyme in various reactions, necessary for carbohydrate metabolism and normal neural activity. Deficiency can result in beriberi and is a factor in alcoholic neuritis and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome; Thiamine Hydrochloride can be used to treat Vitamin B1 deficiency. With the development of clinical pharmacology in recent years, Vitamin B1 is found to be helpful in treating many other diseases