Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid, is an organic compound and a vitamer of vitamin B3, an essential human nutrient. It is produced by plants and animals...

Vitamin B3, colloquially referred to as niacin, is a vitamin family that includes three forms, or vitamers: niacin (nicotinic acid), nicotinamide (niacinamide)...

Niacin may refer to: Vitamin B3, it is internationally referred as niacin by most nutritional institutions. It is mentioned in the Supplement Facts and...

(swallowed by mouth) to prevent and treat pellagra (niacin deficiency). While nicotinic acid (niacin) may be used for this purpose, nicotinamide has the...

The niacin test has been widely used since the 1960s to identify mycobacteria at the species level in the clinical laboratory. The niacin test detects...

Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin (vitamin B3). Symptoms include inflamed skin, diarrhea, dementia, and sores in the mouth....

bass guitar with acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs. He is also known for his "lead bass" playing style...

Niacin/lovastatin (trade names Advicor) was a drug combination used for the treatment of dyslipidemia. It was a combination of the lipid-modifying drug/vitamin...

Niacin/simvastatin (trade name Simcor, by Abbott) is a combination drug consisting of an extended release form of the lipid-lowering drug niacin and the...

carotenoids) Vitamin B1 (thiamine) Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) Vitamin B3 (niacin) Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) Vitamin B7 (biotin)...

receptor HM74 otherwise known as niacin receptor 2 and HM74A / GPR109A, niacin receptor 1. Pharmacologic (1- to 3-gram/day) niacin doses increase HDL levels...

Laropiprant (INN) was a drug used in combination with niacin to reduce blood cholesterol (LDL and VLDL) that is no longer sold, due to increases in side-effects...

known human niacin receptors (or nicotinic acid receptors, abbreviated NIACR) are: Niacin receptor 1 (NIACR1, formerly known as GPR109A) Niacin receptor...

by chemical name, such as B1 for thiamine, B2 for riboflavin, and B3 for niacin, while some are more commonly recognized by name than by number, such as...

hexaniacinate, is a compound of niacin (vitamin B3) and inositol. It is marketed in the United States as a "no-flush" form of niacin in dietary supplements. When...

Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 (HCA2), also known as GPR109A and niacin receptor 1 (NIACR1), is a protein which in humans is encoded (its formation...

hypothesis", he and Osmond in 1967 speculated that megadoses of vitamin C and niacin could cure schizophrenia by reducing brain adrenochrome. The treatment of...

photosensitization, acute radiation syndrome, mercury toxicity, blister agents, niacin administration, or waxing and tweezing of the hairs—any of which can cause...

absorption, thus helping to prevent niacin deficiency pellagra.: §5.2  Tryptophan is the metabolic precursor of endogenous niacin (Vitamin B3). Some of the corn...

involved in the kynurenine pathway of synthesis of niacin from tryptophan can lead to pellagra (niacin deficiency). Lifestyle choices: Lifestyle choices...

range or slightly increased. Treatment include diet control, fibrates and niacins. Although statins are typically the first line treatment for hyperlipidemias...

(niacin, vitamin B3) and menthol. At room temperature, menthyl nicotinate is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid. Being a topical lipophilic niacin derivative...

McLaughlin, Niacin, Mike Stern, CAB, Greg Howe, and many others. He has toured extensively with Carlos Santana, and is a member of the jazz-rock trio Niacin. In...

The US Recommended Dietary Allowance for niacin for adult women is 14 mg/day and for adult men 16 mg/day. Niacin is available as a prescription product...

due to the way grains are processed; enriched flour has iron, folic acid, niacin, riboflavin, and thiamine added back to it. Conversely, other fortified...

tryptophan that can be, in turn, converted into serotonin, melatonin, and niacin). Niacin is a precursor to nicotinamide (both are forms of vitamin B3), a necessary...

Deep is the third studio album from the jazz rock fusion trio Niacin, released in March 2000. The album is heavily loaded with Billy Sheehan's powerful...

AIM-HIGH) was a randomized control trial designed to assess the efficacy of niacin (extended-release) added to statin therapy in reducing cardiovascular events...

source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of the B vitamins riboflavin, niacin, and pantothenic acid (table). Fresh mushrooms are also a good source (10–19%...

hominy grits. Maize protein is low in some essential amino acids, and the niacin it contains only becomes available if freed by alkali treatment. In Mesoamerica...