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Fenugreek - Uses and Side Effects - Los Angeles Chronicle
Trigonelline, an alkaloid found in fenugreek, is degraded to nicotinic acid (niacin), which may partially explain its ability to lower serum cholesterol ...
Sat Mar 08 11:59:30 -0500 2008

Palm sugar: The secret ingredient - Jakarta Post
It has a high nutritional value and contains thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, ascorbic acid and minerals such as calcium, phosphorous and iron. ...
Thu Feb 21 00:02:51 -0500 2008

Blue Cohosh - Benefits and Uses of Blue Cohosh - American Chronicle
Methylcytisine produces nicotinic effects; for example, it elevates blood pressure and blood glucose level, stimulates respiration, and increases ...
Wed Feb 20 06:30:34 -0500 2008

Nicotinic Acid Chemical Information

niacin - A water-soluble vitamin belonging to the vitamin B family, which occurs in many animal and plant tissues, with antihyperlipidemic activity. Niacin is converted to its active form niacinamide, which is a component of the coenzymes nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and its phosphate form, NADP. These coenzymes play an important role in tissue respiration and in glycogen, lipid, amino acid, protein, and purine metabolism. Although the exact mechanism of action by which niacin lowers cholesterol is not fully understood, it may act by inhibiting the synthesis of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL), inhibiting the release of free fatty acids from adipose tissue, increasing lipoprotein lipase activity, and reducing the hepatic synthesis of VLDL-C and LDL-C.