Niacinamide by MP Biomedicals is a high grade reagent. Also known as nicotinamide, this vitamin consists of a pyridine ring to which a primary amide group is attached in the meta position. This reagent is available as a white powder which is soluble in water. It undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions and transformations of its two functional groups, as an aromatic compound. Nicotinamide is a part of the coenzyme, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH / NAD+), which is vital to life. Industrially, it is synthesized by the hydrolysis of 3-cyanopyridine (nicotinonitrile) which is catalysed by the enzyme nitrile hydratase.

• Molecular Formula: C₆H₆N₂O
• Molecular Weight: 122.12
• Soluble in water

Niacinamide is widely used in chemical and biological sectors. In living cells, nicotinamide is incorporated into NAD+ and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP+). These conenzymes are then used up in various significant redox processes such as glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain. It is commonly added to cereals and other foods as a nutrition supplement, and is also available as a vitamin.