CHEBI:176839 - vitamin B3

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ChEBI Name vitamin B3
ChEBI ID CHEBI:176839
ChEBI ASCII Name vitamin B3
Definition Any member of a group of vitamers that belong to the chemical structural class called pyridines that exhibit biological activity against vitamin B3 deficiency. Vitamin B3 deficiency causes a condition known as pellagra whose symptoms include depression, dermatitis and diarrhea. The vitamers include nicotinic acid and nicotinamide (and their ionized and salt forms).
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): water-soluble vitamin (role)
Any vitamin that dissolves in water and readily absorbed into tissues for immediate use. Unlike the fat-soluble vitamins, they are not stored in the body and need to be replenished regularly in the diet and will rarely accumulate to toxic levels since they are quickly excreted from the body via urine.
(via B vitamin )
Application(s): nutraceutical
A product in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance.
(via B vitamin )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing vitamin B3 (CHEBI:176839) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769)
Incoming nicotinamide (CHEBI:17154) is a vitamin B3 (CHEBI:176839)
nicotinate (CHEBI:32544) is a vitamin B3 (CHEBI:176839)
nicotinic acid (CHEBI:15940) is a vitamin B3 (CHEBI:176839)
Synonyms Sources
vitamin B-3 ChEBI
vitamin B3 ChEBI
vitamin B3 vitamer ChEBI
vitamin B3 vitamers ChEBI
vitamins B3 ChEBI
Last Modified
22 July 2021