ʻO Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) kahi ʻano kūikawā o ka huaora B3 i loaʻa ka nānā ʻana no kona kuleana kūpono i ka metabolism ikehu cellular a me kona hopena i nā kaʻina hana physiological like ʻole. Ma ke ʻano he mea mua i ka nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), pili ʻo NR i nā ala metabolic kumu a ua lilo ia i kumuhana o ka ʻimi ʻepekema no kona mau pono olakino.