Inositol nicotinate

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Inositol nicotinate
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administration
oral
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Identifiers
  • cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexayl hexanicotinate
JSmol)
Melting point255 °C (491 °F)
  • O=C(O[C@H]6[C@H](OC(=O)c1cccnc1)[C@H](OC(=O)c2cccnc2)[C@H](OC(=O)c3cccnc3)[C@@H](OC(=O)c4cccnc4)[C@@H]6OC(=O)c5cccnc5)c7cccnc7

Inositol nicotinate, also called inositol hexanicotinate and inositol hexaniacinate, is marketed in the United States as a "no-flush

epidermal tissues have become reddened, such as when the skin is irritated from the histamine
responses related to an allergic reaction, or from recent physical exercise, or even from anger or embarrassment.

This form of niacin is supposed to reduce or prevent flushing by being broken down into the metabolites niacin (nicotinic acid) and inositol at a slow rate.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b Taheri R (15 January 2003). "No-Flush Niacin for the Treatment of Hyperlipidemia". Medscape.com. Retrieved 14 September 2010.