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N5535

Niacinamide

Name: Niacinamide
Brand: SIAL

meets USP testing specifications

Synonym(s):

Nicotinamide, Niacinamide, Nicotinic acid amide, Pyridine-3-carboxylic acid amide, Vitamin B₃, Vitamin PP

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₆H₆N₂O

CAS Number:

98-92-0

Molecular Weight:

122.12

UNSPSC Code:

12352205

NACRES:

NA.21

PubChem Substance ID:

24897740

EC Number:

202-713-4

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

383619

MDL number:

MFCD00006395

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Properties

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

200

agency

USP/NF, meets USP testing specifications

assay

98.5-101.5% dry basis

form

crystals

color

white

mp

128-131 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

SMILES string

NC(=O)c1cccnc1

InChI

1S/C6H6N2O/c7-6(9)5-2-1-3-8-4-5/h1-4H,(H2,7,9)

InChI key

DFPAKSUCGFBDDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... PARP1(142), SIRT2(22933)

Description

General description

Niacinamide, also known as 3-pyridinecarboxamide, is a water soluble vitamin. It is widely present in plants, animal food and cosmetics.

Application

Niacinamide has been used:

as a component of islet maturation culture media
to induce differentiation of insulin secreting cells
to compare its preclinical effectiveness with that of progesterone

Biochem/physiol Actions

Niacinamide is a primary precursor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD⁺), which is an important coenzyme in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. Nicotinamide deficiency is associated with pellagra.

Nicotinamide is an amide derivative of vitamin B3 and a PARP inhibitor

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pictograms

GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H319

pcodes

P264 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

302.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

150 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Global Trade Item Number

SKU	GTIN
N5535-100G	04061835547067