Thiamine hydrochloride

 
Chemical Formula: C₁₂H₁₈Cl₂N₄OS

Molecular Weight: 337.27

CAS Number: 67-03-8

Description: Thiamine hydrochloride USP, White to almost white crystalline powder, >98.5% (anhydrous)

Thiamine hydrochloride is a hydrochloride obtained by combining thiamine chloride with one molar equivalent of hydrochloric acid. It is a thiamine and a hydrochloride. It contains a thiamine(2+). Thiamine Hydrochloride is the hydrochloride salt form of thiamine, a vitamin essential for aerobic metabolism, cell growth, transmission of nerve impulses and acetylcholine synthesis. Upon hydrolysis, thiamine hydrochloride is phosphorylated by thiamine diphosphokinase to form active thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), also known as cocarboxylase. TPP is a coenzyme for many enzymatic activities involving fatty acid, amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism.