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nicotinamide (nĭk'ətĭn`əmīd): see vitamin vitamin, group of organic substances that are required in the diet of humans and animals for normal growth, maintenance of life, and normal reproduction. Vitamins act as catalysts; very often either the vitamins themselves are coenzymes , or they form integral parts ..... Click the link for more information. . nicotinamide [‚nik·ə′tin·ə‚mīd] (biochemistry) C6H6ON2Crystalline basic amide of the vitamin B complex that is interconvertible with nicotinic acid in the living organism; the amide of nicotinic acid. Also known as niacinamide. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Most of the energy of fatty acids is extracted through oxidation to produce the reduced forms of high-energy electron carriers nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and flavin adenine dinucleotide ([FADH. Utilization of oxygen and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate by human placental microsomes during aromatization of androstenedione. This week, the Boston-area team together report that just two cellular substances emit the bulk of the fluorescence:collagen, a major structural protein, and a form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADI-I), which is part of cells' energy-making machinery. |
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