Nicotinic acid is mainly used as a feed additive, which can improve the utilization rate of feed protein, increase the milk production of dairy cows, and the output and quality of fish, chicken, duck, cattle, sheep and other livestock meat. Nicotinic acid is also a widely used pharmaceutical intermediate. It can be used as a raw material to synthesize a variety of medicines, such as nikethamide and nicotinate inositol ester. In addition, niacin also plays an irreplaceable role in the fields of luminescent materials, dyes, and electroplating industries.
1. Feed additive field: In the field of feed additives, niacin can improve the utilization rate of feed and promote the growth of animals. Therefore, it is often added to the feed of dairy cows, fish, chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep and other livestock to increase meat production and quality.
2. Medical field: As a medicine, niacin can prevent and treat skin diseases and similar vitamin deficiencies, has the effect of dilating blood vessels, and is used to treat peripheral nerve spasms, arteriosclerosis and other diseases. Nicotinic acid can also be used as a pharmaceutical intermediate to synthesize a variety of amide and ester drugs with important medical uses. For example, nicotinamide can be used to treat gastrointestinal diseases, nicotinic acid hydroxymethylamine is a good medicine for protecting liver, promoting bile and inhibiting bacteria, and nicotinylbenzamide, as a highly effective snail-killing drug, can be used to prevent and treat schistosomiasis; nicotinic acid and tromethamine can be synthesized to treat circulatory disorders, vitamin B deficiency, glossitis, hypertension and other diseases; nikethamide synthesized from nicotinic acid and diethylamine is a central nervous system stimulant used to treat central nervous system respiratory and circulatory system failure; nicotinic acid inositol esters and dapoxetine generated by the reaction of nicotinic acid and alcohol are drugs for the treatment of hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, migraine, peripheral vascular disorders, etc.
3. Luminescent materials, dyes, electroplating industries and other fields: In these fields, nicotinic acid plays an irreplaceable role. However, the specific application methods and principles vary from industry to industry, and professional knowledge and technology are required for operation.