Term Name: | nicotinic acid |
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Synonyms: | 3-carboxylpyridine, 3-carboxypyridine, 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid, 3-Pyridylcarboxylic acid, acide nicotinique, acido nicotinico, acidum nicotinicum, anti-pellagra vitamin, beta-pyridinecarboxylic acid, m-pyridinecarboxylic acid, Niacin, Niacor, Niaspan, nicotinic acid, Nicotinsaure, Nikotinsaeure, P.P. factor, pellagra preventive factor, PP factor, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid, pyridine-beta-carboxylic acid, pyridine-carboxylique-3, vitamin B3 |
Definition: | A pyridinemonocarboxylic acid that is pyridine in which the hydrogen at position 3 is replaced by a carboxy group. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:15940] ( EBI ) |