nicotinamide

American  

[nik-uh-tin-uh-mahyd, -mid, -tee-nuh-] / ˌnɪk əˈtɪn əˌmaɪd, -mɪd, -ˈti nə- /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 N 2 O, the amide of nicotinic acid, and a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in meat, liver, fish, whole wheat, and eggs: used in medicine chiefly as an agent for preventing or treating human pellagra or animal black tongue.

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nicotinamide British  

/ ˌnɪkəˈtɪnəˌmaɪd, -ˈtiːn- /

noun

1. the amide of nicotinic acid: a component of the vitamin B complex and essential in the diet for the prevention of pellagra. Formula: C 6 H 6 ON 2

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Etymology

Origin of nicotinamide

First recorded in 1890–95; nicotine + amide

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nicotinamide

Researchers tested whether raising NAD+ levels with high-dose nicotinamide riboside could help restore energy metabolism and ease symptoms.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

Because PAD is associated with problems generating energy within muscle cells, McDermott and Leeuwenburgh thought that nicotinamide riboside, by improving energy generation, could help improve walking in people with the disease.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024

In September 2015, Diaz added two newer ones to intensify his treatment - dolutegravir and maraviroc - plus nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3 that may help expose dormant virus.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 7, 2020

On top of this “intensification,” the study group received nicotinamide, which can, in theory, prod infected cells to “wake up” the latent virus.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 7, 2020

These electrons are in a high-energy state and are transported to NAD+, also known as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018