Definition of "nicotinamide" []

• The amide of nicotinic acid (or niacin). (noun)

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• "Also known as nicotinic acid, this is a precursor of the energy-producing coenzymes in the body called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides NADs, which are consumed in all sorts of metabolic processes, including cell growth and lipid production."
• "They believe that the real regulator of Sir2 is nicotinamide, which is one of the products of the reaction between Sir2 and NAD."
• "His later researches at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute have led to the discovery that the flavins and the nicotinamide were the active groups of the hydrogen-transferring enzymes."