Talk:Nicotinamide
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Article Grading: The following comments were left by the quality and importance raters: (edit · refresh) Question: are not the root word "nicotin-" and its variants old-fashioned as alternatives to "niacin", "niacinamide" etc.? Is there not a danger that some readers will be confused and think that the retention of this improper usage implies a medical approval of nicotine, or a relationship between nicotine and Vitamin B3?Tokerdesigner (talk) 19:33, 9 April 2008 (UTC) |
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It is??? I thought it was a B vitamin. -- Marj Tiefert, Saturday, April 6, 2002
[edit] Inositol Nicotinate
I know that there's a diffence between nicotinimide and nicotinic acid but what about Inositol Nicotinate? I noticed that GNC and some other retailers are selling Inositol Nicotinate labeled as niacin. What's the difference? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Interestedperson (talk • contribs) 15:58, 3 July 2007
[edit] confusion with "Nicotine"?
I think there are grounds for concern that many persons are misled by what appears to be old-fashioned nomenclature, i.e. the appearance of derivatives of the root word "nicotin-" in numerous names of substances related to Vitamin B3 or Niacin. The history of this confusion should be researched and cited in this article. It can have the effect of legitimizing nicotine or making some persons believe nicotine is a vitamin or otherwise related to the medical uses of niacinamide. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tokerdesigner (talk • contribs) 19:28, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
