Description
6-Aminonicotinamideinhibitsglucose-6-phosphatedehydrogenaseandsuppressesactivityinthepentosephosphatepathway.Thiscompoundexhibitspotentialanticancerbenefit,inducingapoptosisandinhibitingthegrowthofcancercellswhencombinedwith2-deoxy-D-glucose.Invitro,6-aminonicotinamidepreventsmaturationofoocytes.
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