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Nicotinic acid
Description:
Name:Nicotinic acid
Molecular Formula:C6H5NO2
Molecular WeighT:123.11
CAS:59-67-6
EINECS:200-441-0
| ITEMS | LIMIT |
| Characteristics | white crystal or crystalline powder |
| Loss on drying | ≤1.0% |
| Residue on ignition | ≤0.1% |
| Chloride | ≤0.02% |
| Sulfate | ≤0.02% |
| Heavy metals | ≤0.02% |
| Assay | 99.0%~101.0% |
*Description and feature:
- White crystal or crystalline powder
- Odorless or light odor
- Light sour in taste
- The Niacin is dissolvable in boil water or boil ethanol, slightly dissolvable in water, hardly soluble in ethanol, freely soluble in carbonate solution or aqueous alkali.
- Niacin belongs to the Vitamin B, participating in metabolism in the body, can be used to prevent pellagra or other niacin defection disease and to lower cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood.
- It is also used to lower the risk of heart attack in people with high cholesterol who have already had a heart attack. Niacin is sometimes used to treat coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis).
- It can be used in medicine, feedstuff field.
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