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Dmitry Kats, PhD: From Niatonin to Niacur

Mastering Nutrition

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Niacin Binds to GRP 109A

Butyrate helps you get more cell surface expression of the GPR 109A. Why do we want that? Because it gets more Niacin into the cell. Once then, the Niacin gets into the colon, it's able to turn into NAD plus bigger molecules. We get the ability then for Niacin to quickly address, say, in a pro-inflammatory state access inflammation or to do antiviral properties.

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