wholesale inositol hexaniacinate CAS: 6556-11-2
Molecular Formula: C42H30N6O12
Grade: Pharmaceutical Grade
, also known as Inositol hexaniacinate, No-flush Niacin, is a niacin ester and vasodilator. It is used in food supplements as a source of niacin (vitamin B3), where hydrolysis of 1 g (1.23 mmol) inositol hexanicotinate yields 0.91 g nicotinic acid and 0.22 g inositol. Niacin exists in different forms including nicotinic acid, nicotinamide and other derivatives such as inositol nicotinate.
Nicotinic acid plays an essential role in many important metabolic processes and has been used as lipid-lowering agent.
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