Pyridoxal 5-phosphate monohydrate is used as a nutritional ingredient in dietary supplements vitamin preparations functional foods and pharmaceutical formulations. It is also used in specialized nutritional products where an active form of Vitamin B6 is desired.

The primary purpose of pyridoxal 5-phosphate is to provide biologically active Vitamin B6 that supports amino-acid and protein metabolism neurotransmitter synthesis red-blood-cell formation and normal nervous-system and immune-system function.

Pyridoxal 5-phosphate monohydrate (PLP monohydrate) is the active coenzyme form of Vitamin B6 and is a water-soluble vitamin compound involved in numerous enzymatic reactions in the body.