Short Description:
CAS number: 98-92-0
Molecular formula: C6H6N2O
Molecular weight: 122.12
Chemical structure:
| Basic Information | |
| Product name | Nicotinamide |
| Grade | feed/food/pharma |
| Appearance | White crystalline powder |
| Analysis standard | BP/USP |
| Assay | 98.5%-101.5% |
| Shelf life | 3 Years |
| Packing | 25kg/carton |
| Characteristic | Soluble in water |
| Condition | Store in a cool dry place |
Description
Nicotinamide, a derivative of vitamin B3, is also a recognized gold component in the field of skin beauty scientific research. Its effect in delaying skin aging is to prevent and reduce the skin color, yellowing and other problems in the initial aging process.The main source of vitamin in diet is in the form of nicotinamide, nicotinic acid, and tryptophan. The main source of niacin include meat, liver, green leafy vegetables, wheat, oat, palm kernel oil, legumes, yeast, mushrooms, nuts, milk, fish, tea, and coffee.
It plays the role of hydrogen transfer in biological oxidation, which can promote tissue respiration, biological oxidation process and metabolism, and is of great significance to maintain the integrity of normal tissues, especially skin, digestive tract and nervous system.
Function
It functions as a coenzyme or cosubstrate in many biological reduction and oxidation reactions required for energy metabolism in mammalian systems. It is used as a nutritional supplement, therapeutic agent, skin and hair conditioning agent in cosmetics, and a constituent of consumer household solvent and cleaning products and paints. Nicotinamide is approved for use by the FDA as a food additive to enrich corn meal, farina, rice, and macaroni and noodle products. It is also affirmed as GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) by the FDA as a direct human food ingredient which includes its use in infant formula. It is approved for use in pesticide products applied to growing crops only as a synergist with a maximum limitation of 0.5% of formulation.
Application
Nicotinamide is a water-soluble B complex vitamin which is naturally present in animal products, whole cereals and legumes.Unlike niacin, it has a bitter taste; the taste is masked in the encapsulated form. Used in fortification of cereals, snack foods, and powdered beverages.Niacinamide USP is used as food additive, for multivitamin preparations and as intermediate for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
