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72345

Nicotinamide

synthetic, ≥98.5% (HPLC), PARP inhibitor, powder

Synonym(s):

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

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6N2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
122.12
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
EC Number:
202-713-4
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
383619

Product Name

Nicotinamide, ≥98.5% (HPLC)

InChI key

DFPAKSUCGFBDDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

NC(=O)c1cccnc1

biological source

synthetic

assay

≥98.5% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

colorless to white

mp

128-131 °C (lit.)
128-131 °C

Quality Level

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Application

Nicotinamide has been used:
  • as a precursor to study its effect on nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) concentration in NAD-deficient mammalian mitochondria
  • as an inhibitor of sirtuin (SIRT) family of deacetylases in in vitro serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) deacetylation assay
  • to study its effect on ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) injury-induced cell death in ptenαm/m mice

Biochem/physiol Actions

Nicotinamide is an amide derivative of vitamin B3 and a PARP inhibitor
Nicotinamide serves as a precursor for β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) coenzyme production. It is involved in the synthesis of NAD+ phosphate (NADP+). It also regulates the mechanism of cell survival and cell death. Fatigue, skin pigmentation, decreased appetite and mouth ulcers are indications of nicotinamide deficiency. Its chronic deficiency can lead to pellagra. Nicotinamide is known to show protective effects on oxidative stress.

General description

Nicotinamide is synthesized in the liver from nicotinic acid. It is also produced as a result of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) hydrolysis.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

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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Rūta Barisevičiūtė et al.
PloS one, 15(8), e0237605-e0237605 (2020-08-18)
The vertical distribution of radiocarbon (14C) was examined in the bottom sediment core, taken from Lake Drūkšiai, which has served as a cooling pond since 1983 for the 26 years of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) operation using two
PTEN alpha regulates mitophagy and maintains mitochondrial quality control
Li G, et al.
Autophagy, 14(10), 1742-1760 (2018)
Deacetylation of serine hydroxymethyl-transferase 2 by SIRT3 promotes colorectal carcinogenesis
Wei Z, et al.
Nature Communications, 9(1), 4468-4468 (2018)
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide is transported into mammalian mitochondria
Davila A, et al.
eLife, 7(9), e33246-e33246 (2018)
William J Quinn et al.
Cell reports, 33(11), 108500-108500 (2020-12-17)
Immune cell function is influenced by metabolic conditions. Low-glucose, high-lactate environments, such as the placenta, gastrointestinal tract, and the tumor microenvironment, are immunosuppressive, especially for glycolysis-dependent effector T cells. We report that nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), which is reduced to NADH

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