Abstract
Niacin is pyridine carboxylic acid and nicotinamide is the corresponding amide (Figure 31). Both are water soluble, white crystalline substances, heat stable but labile to air, alkali or light.
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Marks, J. (1985). Niacin. In: The Vitamins. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7321-6_25
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