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  2. Nicotinic acid - Wikipedia

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    For humans, the efficiency of conversion is estimated as requiring 60 mg of tryptophan to make 1 mg of niacin. Riboflavin , vitamin B 6 and iron are required for the process. [ 20 ] Pellagra is a consequence of a corn-dominant diet because the niacin in corn is poorly bioavailable and corn proteins are low in tryptophan compared to wheat and ...

  3. Shropshire - Wikipedia

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    Shropshire (/ ˈ ʃ r ɒ p ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər /; abbreviated Salop [4]) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, on the border with Wales.It is bordered by Cheshire to the north-east, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south-east, Herefordshire to the south, and the Welsh principal areas of Powys and Wrexham to the west and north-west respectively.

  4. Niacin/lovastatin - Wikipedia

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    It was a combination of the lipid-modifying drug/vitamin niacin in extended release form and the statin drug lovastatin (trade name Mevacor). [1] The combination preparation was developed by Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in 2006, subsequently transferred to AbbVie Inc. when that company was spun off from ...

  5. Vitamin B3 - Wikipedia

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    Example of a label showing the amount of niacin (Vitamin B3), and specifying to be niacinamide in the ingredient section.. As flour fortification started adding niacin in the US, the United States Government adopted the terms niacin (a shortened form of "nicotinic acid vitamin") and niacinamide in 1942 as alternate names for nicotinic acid and nicotinamide, respectively, and encouraged their ...

  6. Megavitamin therapy - Wikipedia

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    Niacin is available as a prescription product, either immediate release (500 mg tablets; prescribed up to 3,000 mg/day) or extended release (500 and 1,000 mg tablets; prescribed up to 2,000 mg/day). In the US, niacin is also available as a dietary supplement at 500 to 1,000 mg/tablet. Niacin has sometimes been used in combination with other ...

  7. University Centre Shrewsbury - Wikipedia

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    University Centre Shrewsbury was a Higher Education Institution in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. As of September 2024 it is permanently closed. Established by Shropshire Council and the University of Chester, University Centre Shrewsbury opened in autumn 2014. Postgraduate students started courses in autumn 2014 and undergraduate students began ...

  8. Dianazene - Wikipedia

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    Dianazene was the name given by L. Ron Hubbard to a vitamin compound containing iron, vitamin C, and various B vitamins, including especially large doses of niacin.. Hubbard promoted it as a form of protection against radiation poisoning during the 1950s, saying that "Dianazene runs out radiation — or what appears to be radiation.

  9. Traditional Vietnamese medicine - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Vietnamese medicine (Y học Cổ truyền Việt Nam), also known as Southern Herbology (Thuốc Nam) is a traditional medicine practiced by Vietnamese people. It is influenced by traditional Chinese medicine.