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⚗️ Ingredient

Vitamin b

64
Clinical Trials
11
Meta-Analyses
9
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT00046267
Niacin for Treatment of Elevated Cholesterol and Triglycerides in HIV-Infected Patients
Completed
NCT00062556
Effect of Niacin ER/Lovastatin on Peak Walking Time & Claudication Onset Time in Patients With Intermittent Claudication
Completed · Phase 3
NCT00203476
A Prospective, Open Label Comparison of Ezetimibe, Niacin, and Colestipol as Adjunct Therapy in Lipid Reduction
Completed · Phase 4
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42021275439
A meta-analysis on the association of vitamin B, D, and E levels with the progression and risk of Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's Disease, neurodegenerative disease, vitamin deficiency, mitigating r
CRD42016045972
Vitamin B for treating diabetic peripheral neuropathy [Cochrane Protocol]
The Cochrane Neuromuscular Disease Group
CRD42019135162
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of vitamin B in the management of diabetic peripheral neuropathy
The most common complication of diabetes is peripheral neuropathy. This can mani
📚 Sample References
PMID 31710686
Niacin protects against abdominal aortic aneurysm formation via GPR109A independent mechanisms: role of NAD+/nicotinamide
Cardiovasc Res · 2020
PMID 32912104
Niacin Attenuates Pulmonary Hypertension Through H-PGDS in Macrophages
Circ Res · 2020
PMID 33576879
Niacin stimulates EPH4EV mammary epithelial cell proliferation and mammary gland development in pubertal mice through activation of AKT/mTOR and ERK1/2 signaling pathways
Cell Tissue Res · 2021
⚗️ All Ingredient data fields for Vitamin b
⚗️ Identity
Name
Vitamin b
Aliases / Synonyms
nicotinamide; niacinamide; 98-92-0; 3-Pyridinecarboxamide; pyridine-3-carboxamide; Nicotinic acid amide; vitamin PP; Aminicotin; Amixicotyn; Papulex
🧪 Chemistry
Molecular Weight
122.1270
LogP
0.1805
Drug-likeness
0.577
H-Bond Acceptors
2
H-Bond Donors
1
Rotatable Bonds
1
🔬 Structures
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC(=CN=C1)C(=O)N
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC(=CN=C1)C(=O)N
InChIKey
DFPAKSUCGFBDDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H6N2O/c7-6(9)5-2-1-3-8-4-5/h1-4H,(H2,7,9)
🔗 External References
PubChem CID
DrugBank
NPASS
NPC167400
HIT
C0245
SymMap
1678
TCMID
23193
TCM-ID
24231
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (32 fields)
name
Vitamin b
common names
nicotinamide; niacinamide; 98-92-0; 3-Pyridinecarboxamide; pyridine-3-carboxamide; Nicotinic acid amide; vitamin PP; Aminicotin; Amixicotyn; Papulex
herb ingredient id
HBIN048038
canonical smiles
C1=CC(=CN=C1)C(=O)N
isomeric smiles
C1=CC(=CN=C1)C(=O)N
inchi
InChI=1S/C6H6N2O/c7-6(9)5-2-1-3-8-4-5/h1-4H,(H2,7,9)
inchikey
DFPAKSUCGFBDDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
mol wt
122.1270
num h acceptors
2
num h donors
1
mol logp
0.1805
num rotatable bonds
1
drug likeness
0.577
symmap mol id
1678
tcmid ingredient id
23193
tcm id ingredient id
24231
pubchem cid
936
drugbank id
DB00627
npass id
NPC167400
hit id
C0245

📋 Clinical Trials

12 · subject of clinical study
NCT00046267 Niacin for Treatment of Elevated Cholesterol and Triglycerides in HIV-Infected P
→ HIV Infections|Hypercholesterolemia|Hypertriglycer
NCT00062556 Effect of Niacin ER/Lovastatin on Peak Walking Time & Claudication Onset Time in
→ Intermittent Claudication|Peripheral Vascular Dise
NCT00203476 A Prospective, Open Label Comparison of Ezetimibe, Niacin, and Colestipol as Adj
→ Hyperlipidemia|Hypercholesterolemia
NCT00246376 Diet, Exercise, Niacin, and Fenofibrate to Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors in
→ Cardiovascular Diseases|Heart Diseases|HIV Infecti
NCT00271817 To Evaluate Ezetimibe/Simvastatin and Niacin (Extended Release Tablet) in Patien
→ Hypercholesterolemia
NCT00286234 Niacin, N-3 Fatty Acids and Insulin Resistance
→ Metabolic Syndrome|Hypertriglyceridemia
NCT00298909 Exercise Versus Niacin in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and Low Hi
→ Coronary Disease|Hypolipoproteinemia
NCT00304993 Study of Niacin and Rosiglitazone in Dysmetabolic Dyslipidemia
→ Metabolic Syndrome X|Insulin Resistance
NCT00345657 Efficacy Study of Extended-Release Niacin/Lovastatin Versus Usual Care
→ Hyperlipidemia|Mixed Hyperlipidemia|Dyslipidemia
NCT00378833 Tolerability of MK0524A Versus Niacin Extended-Release (0524A-054)
→ Hypercholesterolemia|Hyperlipidemia
NCT00479388 Study of Extended Release Niacin/Laropiprant on Lipids (0524A-067)
→ Primary Hypercholesterolemia|Mixed Dyslipidemia
NCT00493064 To Study the Effectiveness and Safety of Niacin and a Topical Steroid Eye Drop t
→ Retinal Vein Occlusion

📊 Meta-Analyses

11 · systematic review
CRD42021275439 A meta-analysis on the association of vitamin B, D, and E levels with the progre
→ Alzheimer's Disease, neurodegenerative disease, vi
CRD42016045972 Vitamin B for treating diabetic peripheral neuropathy [Cochrane Protocol]
→ The Cochrane Neuromuscular Disease Group
CRD42019135162 A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of vitamin B in the manage
→ The most common complication of diabetes is periph
CRD42019146727 Homocysteine, vitamin B6, B12 and folic acid in patients with dementia, and vita
→ Dementia is one of the most devastating chronic di
CRD42020189673 Impact of vitamin B 6, B 9 & B 12 supplementations on hyperhomocysteinemia i
→ In this meta-analysis, stroke condition will be as
CRD42021235040 Vitamin B status and its impact in postmenopausal women
→ Vitamin B plays an important role in maintaining t
CRD42021242629 A systematic review on the efficacy of vitamin B supplementation on diabetic per
→ Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) is a common c
CRD42021244403 Vitamin B and Parkinson Disease: a systematic review
→ Parkinson disease and its commorbidities (e.g. per
CRD42021261321 Association of Folate, Vitamin B 12 and Homocysteine with Head and Neck Squamous
→ Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is t
CRD42023394167 The Role of Vitamin B and Folic Acid in Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: A Syst
→ This systemic review and meta-analysis aimed to st
CRD42023421930 B vitamins and risk of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-anal
→ Coronary heart disease is one of the major cardiov

📚 PubMed References

9 · cited research
PMID 31710686 Niacin protects against abdominal aortic aneurysm formation via GPR109A independ
Cardiovasc Res
PMID 32912104 Niacin Attenuates Pulmonary Hypertension Through H-PGDS in Macrophages
Circ Res
PMID 33576879 Niacin stimulates EPH4EV mammary epithelial cell proliferation and mammary gland
Cell Tissue Res
PMID 33924461 The Role of GPR109a Signaling in Niacin Induced Effects on Fed and Fasted Hepati
Int J Mol Sci
PMID 34190232 Dietary niacin affects intestinal morphology and functions via modulating cell p
Food Funct
PMID 35320002 The niacin receptor HCAR2 modulates microglial response and limits disease progr
Sci Transl Med
PMID 35690118 Niacin mitigates blood-brain barrier tight junctional proteins dysregulation and
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
PMID 35955466 Niacin Improves Intestinal Health through Up-Regulation of AQPs Expression Induc
Int J Mol Sci
PMID 36568082 Niacin exacerbates β cell lipotoxicity in diet-induced obesity mice through upre
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
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