CAS No.: 1098-97-1 Formula: C16H20N2O4S2
Weight: 368.47100
Synonyms: Bonifen; Bonol; Pyridoxine disulfide; Epocan; Encefabol; PYRITINOL; Pyrithioxine; Pyrithioxin; Piritinol; Dipyridoxolyldisulfide;
Pyritinol also called pyridoxine disulfide or pyrithioxine (European drug names Encephabol, Encefabol, Cerbon 6) is a semi-synthetic water-soluble analog of vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine HCl). It was produced in 1961 by Merck Laboratories by bonding 2 vitamin B6 compounds (pyridoxine) together with a disulfide bridge. Since the 1970s, it has been a prescription and OTC drug in several countries for cognitive disorders and learning disorders in children. Since the early 1990s it has been sold as a nootropic dietary supplement in the United States.