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Nicotine vs Nicotinic Acid: Why Two Nearly Identical Names Obscure Completely Different Molecules
Why does an essential vitamin share a name with an addictive drug? Meet nicotine and nicotinic acid, the biochemical cousins that behave like total strangers in your body. This naming similarity has confused students, patients, and even some healthcare professionals for decades.
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By Insights designed to help you strive, thrive, and optimize — science, psychology, philosophy, health, longevity, productivity, entrepreneurship, and everything in betweenWhy does an essential vitamin share a name with an addictive drug? Meet nicotine and nicotinic acid, the biochemical cousins that behave like total strangers in your body. This naming similarity has confused students, patients, and even some healthcare professionals for decades.
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