- Nicotinic acids
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Nicotinic acids are derivatives of pyridine which have a carboxy group.
Although the term niacin is sometimes used interchangeably with "nicotinic acid", it is more precise to only apply it to the 1-3 (meta) substituted form.
Examples include:
See also
- isonicotinic acids
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