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""Niacin was first described by Hugo Weidel in 1873 in his studies of nicotine.[4] The original preparation remains useful: the oxidation of nicotine using nitric acid.[5] Niacin was extracted from livers by Conrad Elvehjem who later identified the active ingredient, then referred to as the "pellagra-preventing factor" and the "anti-blacktongue factor."[6] When the biological significance of nicotinic acid was realized, it was thought appropriate to choose a name to dissociate it from nicotine, in order to avoid the perception that vitamins or niacin-rich food contains nicotine, or that cigarettes contain vitamins. The resulting name 'niacin' was derived from nicotinic acid + vitamin.""
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What is the function of hyaluronic acid in human body?
This acid is in every living organism including humans. In humans it is known to moisturize your body and is very essential in our bodies functions.
What physiological function does butyric acid have inside the human body?
bad and harmful stuff. yeqah baby
What is a chief function of carbonic acid in the body?
A chief function of carbonic acid in the body is to regulate blood pH. It acts as a buffer system, helping to maintain the acid-base balance. Carbonic acid can dissociate into bicarbonate ions, which act as a pH buffer by accepting or donating hydrogen ions as needed to maintain the pH within a narrow range.
What organ in the human body serves the same function of the onion?
What organ in the human body with similar function
What function does human growth do in your body?
no we can measure the growth of our human body
What are the function of diamonds in human body?
There are no diamonds in the human body. The body could not digest them.
How does amoxicillin clavulanic acid works on the human body?
It helps to develop the human body
What career studies the function of the human body during exercise?
The the scientific discipline that studies the function of the human body is physiology.
Can the human body function without you?
no
What is the function of hind limbs on human body?
The function is locomotion.
Can niacin remove toxins from your body?
Niacin works to dilate the blood vessels. This allows the nicotinic acid to reach the fatty tissues and help break them down to be flushed out of the body via urine.
How is citric acid created in human body?
Citric acid is not produced by the human body. However Citric acid is one of a series of compounds involved in the physiological oxidation of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates to carbon dioxide and wate, and this process occurs in the human body.
