nicotinic acid

chemical compound: acid form of vitamin B3
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q134658
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nicotinic acid

Summary

nicotinic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (472 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • nicotinic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • nicotinic acid's chemical structure is recorded as Nicotinsäure2.svg[4].
  • nicotinic acid's chemical structure is recorded as Niacin structure.svg[5].
  • nicotinic acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1[6].
  • nicotinic acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2[7].
  • nicotinic acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 3[8].
  • nicotinic acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 59-67-6[9].
  • nicotinic acid's EC number is recorded as 200-441-0[10].
  • nicotinic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC(=CN=C1)C(=O)O[11].
  • nicotinic acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C6H5NO2/c8-6(9)5-2-1-3-7-4-5/h1-4H,(H,8,9)[12].
  • nicotinic acid's InChIKey is recorded as PVNIIMVLHYAWGP-UHFFFAOYSA-N[13].
  • nicotinic acid's ATC code is recorded as C10AD02[14].
  • nicotinic acid's ATC code is recorded as C04AC01[15].
  • nicotinic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₅NO₂[16].
  • nicotinic acid's subclass of is recorded as nicotinic acid[17].
  • nicotinic acid's subclass of is recorded as lipid regulating agents[18].
  • nicotinic acid's subclass of is recorded as pyridine alkaloid[19].
  • nicotinic acid's part of is recorded as nicotinic acid receptor activity[20].
  • nicotinic acid's has use is recorded as medication[21].
  • nicotinic acid's Commons category is recorded as Niacin[22].
  • nicotinic acid's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D009525[23].
  • nicotinic acid's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 26091[24].
  • nicotinic acid's has part is recorded as nitrogen[25].
  • nicotinic acid's has part is recorded as oxygen[26].
  • nicotinic acid's has part is recorded as carbon[27].

Why It Matters

nicotinic acid ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (472 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 176 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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