Niacin. Essential aspects

Authors

  • Lizet de la C. Fernández Falcón
  • Aimé Figueras Savón
  • Caridad Carnet García
  • Marta Valls Alvarez
  • Ana C. Rodríguez Carballo

Keywords:

niacin, nicotinic acid, vitamin B3, pellagra

Abstract

Structural aspects of niacin or nicotinic acid (vitamin B3) are presented, highlighting its presence in NAD + and NADP + cofactors. It delves into the main functions of these cofactors as well as other effects and mechanisms of action by which this vitamin is involved in the regulation of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. The main foods are cited rich inniacin, their nutritional requirements and the main clinical manifestations that characterize its deficiency state are analyzed, too.

 

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Fernández Falcón L de la C, Figueras Savón A, Carnet García C, Valls Alvarez M, Rodríguez Carballo AC. Niacin. Essential aspects. Rev Inf Cient [Internet]. 2015 Feb. 18 [cited 2025 Apr. 4];90(2):401-14. Available from: https://revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/258

Issue

Vol. 90 No. 2 (2015): March-April

Section

Review Articles