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We have premium quality Nicotinic Acid (Niacin) for sale at affordable prices.
Niacin is a water-soluble vitamin whose derivatives are used in cell respiration.   The designation vitamin B3also includes the amide form, nicotinamide or niacinamide.  Severe lack of niacin causes the deficiency disease called pellagra, whereas a mild deficiency slows down the metabolism, which in turn decreases cold tolerance and is a potential contributing factor towards obesity.   Nicotinic acid reacts with hemoglobin and myoglobin in meat to form a brightly coloured complex, and thus it has been used as a food additive, typically to improve the colour of minced (ground) meat.   However, sometimes excess niacin is added to the meat during processing.   The liver can synthesize niacin from the essential amino acid tryptophan, but the synthesis is extremely slow and requires vitamin B6.   Bacteria in the gut may also perform the conversion, but they also are inefficient.   Therefore, eating lots of tryptophan is not an adequate substitute for consuming niacin.   However, this explains why pellagra requires a deficiency of protein as well as niacin.   Large doses of niacin (as nicotinic acid, but not the niacinamide form) are prescribed to combat high blood pressure and to broadly improve blood cholesterol levels.