Nicotinamide (INN, BAN UK) or niacinamide (USAN US) is a form of vitamin B3 found in food and used as a dietary supplement and medication. As a supplement, it is used orally (swallowed by mouth) to prevent and treat pellagra (niacin deficiency). While nicotinic acid (niacin) may be used for this purpose, nicotinamide has the benefit of not causing skin flushing. As a cream, it is used to treat acne, and has been observed in clinical studies to improve the appearance of aging skin by reducing hyperpigmentation and redness. It is a water-soluble vitamin.
Side effects are minimal. At high doses, liver problems may occur. Normal amounts are safe for use during pregnancy. Nicotinamide is in the vitamin B family of medications, specifically the vitamin B3 complex. It is an amide of nicotinic acid. Foods that contain nicotinamide include yeast, meat, milk, and green vegetables.
Nicotinamide was discovered between 1935 and 1937. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. Nicotinamide is available as a generic medication and over the counter. Commercially, nicotinamide is made from either nicotinic acid (niacin) or nicotinonitrile. In some countries, grains have nicotinamide added to them.
Extra-terrestrial nicotinamide has been found in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites.
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Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
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plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
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(4S,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-oxocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylic acid
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(−)-3-dehydroshikimic acid
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ChEBI
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3-Dehydroshikimate
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KEGG COMPOUND
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3-dehydroshikimic acid
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ChEBI
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5-Dehydroshikimate
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KEGG COMPOUND
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5-dehydroshikimic acid
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ChEBI
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2938338
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Reaxys Registry Number
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Reaxys
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10514257
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PubMed citation
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Europe PMC
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2005-03-22
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The numbering system used for the 3-dehydroshikimic acid is that of the IUPAC/CBN recommendations on cyclitols, sections I-8 and I-9. The use of the term '5-dehydroshikimic acid' for this compound is based on an earlier, now obsolete, system of numbering (for example of use, see S. Mitsuhashi and B. D. Davis, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1954, 15, 268-280).
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