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SMB01344

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N-Methyl-4-pyridone-5-carboxamide

Synonym(s):

1,4-Dihydro-1-methyl-4-oxo-3-pyridinecarboxamide, 1,4-Dihydro-1-methyl-4-oxo-nicotinamide, 1-Methyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-pyridinecarboxamide, 1-Methyl-4-pyridone-3-carboxamide, 1-Methyl-4-pyridone-5-carboxamide, 4-Py, 4PY, Me4PY, Met4PY, N1-Methyl-4-pyridone-3-carboxamide, N1-Methyl-4-pyridone-5-carboxamide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H8N2O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
152.15
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

Quality Level

form

solid

InChI

1S/C7H8N2O2/c1-9-3-2-6(10)5(4-9)7(8)11/h2-4H,1H3,(H2,8,11)

InChI key

KTLRWTOPTKGYQY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

N1-methyl-4-pyridone-5-carboxamide is involved in nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism.

Application

Metabolomics research

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Aurélie Lenglet et al.
Toxins, 8(11) (2016-11-18)
N-methyl-2-pyridone-5-carboxamide (2PY, a major metabolite of nicotinamide, NAM) was recently identified as a uremic toxin. Recent interventional trials using NAM to treat high levels of phosphorus in end-stage renal disease have highlighted new potential uremic toxicities of 2PY. In the

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