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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009536
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Preferred Name

Niacinamide

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Nicotinamide
Vitamin B 3
B 3, Vitamin
Nicotinsäureamid Jenapharm
3-Pyridinecarboxamide
Vitamin B3
Nicobion
Papulex
Jenapharm, Nicotinsäureamid
B3, Vitamin
Enduramide
3 Pyridinecarboxamide
Vitamin PP
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