Definition of Niacinamide

1. Noun. (organic compound) The amide of niacin ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Niacinamide

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Niacinamide

1. 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. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Niacinamide

ngaios
ngana
nganas
ngardu
ngina
nginas
ngultrum
ngultrums
ngwee
ngwees
nhandu
nhandus
niacin
niacin deficiency
niacin test
niacinamide (current term)
niacinamides
niacinate
niacins
niagara period
niahite
nialamide
nialamides
niaprazine
niasome
nib
nibbed
nibbing
nibble
nibbled

Literary usage of Niacinamide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Food Chemicals Codex: First Supplement to the Fifth Edition by Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Institute of Medicine (U. S.) (2006)
"The total of ascorbic acid and niacinamide is not less than 99.0%. ... 1 N iodine is equivalent to 8.806 mg Assay for niacinamide Dissolve about 300 mg of ..."

2. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"niacinamide. (b) Conditions of use. This substance is generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with good manufacturing or feeding practice. ..."

3. Radiant Healing: The Many Paths to Personal Harmony and Planetary Wholeness by Bellamy Isabel, Isabel Bellamy, Donald MacLean, Maclean Donald (2005)
"A brilliant red tongue occurs when niacinamide is lacking. • A coated tongue is caused by bacteria growing on it, and shows that there is putrefaction in ..."

4. Treatment Of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline by Nancy Bergstrom (1997)
"... large flakes of dandruff Essential fatty acids Cracks in skin between islands of hyperkeratosis: • Pigmented Nicotinamide (niacinamide) • Nonpigmented ..."

5. The Navy Seal Nutrition Guide by Patricia A. Deuster (1994)
"Vitamin RDA for Men* Vitamin B3 (niacin, niacinamide, nicotinic acid) Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) Vitamin Bg (pyridoxine HC1, pyridoxal 5'- phosphate) ..."

6. Dietary Reference Intakes Research Synthesis: Workshop Summary by Carol West Suitor, Linda D. Meyers (2007)
"Final report of the safety assessment of niacinamide and niacin. Int J Toxicol 24(suppl 5):1-31. Cummings JH. 1993. The effect of dietary fiber on fecal ..."

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