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Niacin vs Kynurenine - What's the difference?

niacin | kynurenine |

As nouns the difference between niacin and kynurenine

is that niacin is a water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism while kynurenine is a metabolite, 2-amino-4-(2-aminophenyl)- 4-oxo-butanoic acid, that is an intermediate in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin.

niacin

English

Noun

(-)
  • (vitamin) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.

    • Synonyms

    * when used as a colour retention agent * nicotinic acid *

    kynurenine

    English

    (wikipedia kynurenine)

    Noun

  • (organic compound) A metabolite, 2-amino-4-(2-aminophenyl)- 4-oxo-butanoic acid , that is an intermediate in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin.

    • Related terms

    * kynurenic acid