Vitamin PP
PubChem Notes:
Niacinamide 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.
Niacinamide - definition from Biology-Online.org
[(Science: biochemistry) member of the water soluble B vitamin group, used in the production of fatty acids, steroids and cholesterol, deficiency is known as pellagra. Has cholesterol-lowering and vasodilating properties.
MediLexicon nicotinamide - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'nicotinamide'
[1. The biologically active amide of nicotinic acid, used in the prevention and treatment of pellagra.
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