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What does nicotinic mean?

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Adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to nicotine or nicotinic acid or its derivatives.
  2. Of or pertaining to niacin.
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In muscle cells, nicotinic receptors present at the neuromuscular junction mediate rapid excitation that leads to muscle contraction.
If indicated, nicotinic acid and fibric acid derivatives are the most efficacious in lowering triglyceride levels.
Roasting also destroys most of the trigonelline, converting it into nicotinic acid, nicotinamide, and a score of volatile aromatics.
Specifically, nicotine acts at the nicotinic receptor class for the transmitter acetylcholine.
Most nicotinic acid and half the folate in foods are not absorbable.
Thus, the enzymes nicotinic acid mononucleotide adenylyltransferase and NAD synthetase are essential for growth of E. coli.

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