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Niacin

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Nicotinic acid, 3-Picolinic acid, Niacin, Pellagra preventive factor, Pyridine-3-carboxylic acid, Vitamin B3

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H5NO2
CAS Number:
59-67-6
Molecular Weight:
123.11
Beilstein:
109591
MDL number:
MFCD00006391
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329750552
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

nicotinic acid

manufacturer/tradename

USP

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

mp

236-239 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: 12.5 g/L at 25 °C
water: soluble 180 g/L at 20 °C

density

1.473 g/cm3 at 25 °C

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

OC(=O)c1cccnc1

InChI

1S/C6H5NO2/c8-6(9)5-2-1-3-7-4-5/h1-4H,(H,8,9)

InChI key

PVNIIMVLHYAWGP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Niacin USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia. Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
  • Niacin Tablets
  • Niacin Injection
  • Niacin Extended-Release Tablets
  • Inositol Niacinate
  • Niacinamide
  • Water-Soluble Vitamins Capsules

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

379.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

193 °C - closed cup

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Vaijinath S Kamanna et al.
Current opinion in lipidology, 24(3), 239-245 (2013-04-27)
This review focuses on the current understanding of the physiological mechanisms of action of niacin on lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis. Emerging findings indicate that niacin decreases hepatic triglyceride synthesis and subsequent VLDL/LDL secretion by directly and noncompetitively inhibiting hepatocyte diacylglycerol
James B Kirkland
Mutation research, 733(1-2), 14-20 (2011-12-06)
Through its involvement in over 400 NAD(P)-dependent reactions, niacin status has the potential to influence every area of metabolism. Niacin deficiency has been linked to genomic instability largely through impaired function of the poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) family of enzymes.
Matilda Florentin et al.
Current vascular pharmacology, 9(4), 385-400 (2011-02-15)
Treatment with statins has significantly reduced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, an effect attributed to both the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering capacity and the pleiotropic actions of these drugs. However, residual risk remains even after intense LDL-C lowering. Therefore, additional
Janet E Digby et al.
Current opinion in lipidology, 20(4), 321-326 (2009-06-06)
Nicotinic acid is the most potent treatment clinically available for lowering LDL cholesterol and VLDL cholesterol and raising HDL cholesterol. The strong inverse relationship between coronary heart disease risk and HDL cholesterol at all levels of LDL cholesterol has, therefore
E T Bodor et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 153 Suppl 1, S68-S75 (2007-11-27)
Nicotinic acid has been used for decades to treat dyslipidaemic states. In particular its ability to raise the plasma HDL cholesterol concentration has led to an increased interest in its pharmacological potential. The clinical use of nicotinic acid is somewhat
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