Substance
ID:73563
Names and Identifiers
IUPAC Traditional name
niacin
IUPAC name
pyridine-3-carboxylic acid
Synonyms
NiacinamideVitamin B3Nicotinic AcidNiacinNiacin(Nicotinic acid)
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Properties
Product Information
Salt Data
Free Base
Safety Information
Storage Condition
-20°C
Molecule Details
Research Area: Metabolic Disease
Biological Activity:
Niacin(Nicotinic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin belonging to the vitamin B family, which occurs in many animal and plant tissues, with antihyperlipidemic activity. Niacin is converted to its active form niacinamide, which is a component of the coenzymes nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and its phosphate form, NADP. These coenzymes play an important role in tissue respiration and in glycogen, lipid, amino acid, protein, and purine metabolism. [1, 2]
Biological Activity:
Niacin(Nicotinic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin belonging to the vitamin B family, which occurs in many animal and plant tissues, with antihyperlipidemic activity. Niacin is converted to its active form niacinamide, which is a component of the coenzymes nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and its phosphate form, NADP. These coenzymes play an important role in tissue respiration and in glycogen, lipid, amino acid, protein, and purine metabolism. [1, 2]
Molecular Spectra
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References
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niacin
• http://www.cancer.gov/drugdictionary/?CdrID=38351