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Nicotinamide

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CAS Number 98-92-0 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
pyridine-3-carboxamide
IUPAC Traditional name
nicotinamide

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 98-92-0
PubChem SID 46507386
PubChem CID 936

PROPERTIES

Hydrophobicity(logP) -0.37 [HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)]
Solubility 500 mg/mL at 25 oC [MERCK INDEX (1996)]

DETAILS

Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description An important compound functioning as a component of the coenzyme NAD. Its primary significance is in the prevention and/or cure of blacktongue and pellagra. Most animals cannot manufacture this compound in amounts sufficient to prevent nutritional deficiency and it therefore must be supplemented through dietary intake. [PubChem]
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