Translations:Nicotinamide riboside/5/en
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H. influenza cannot grow on nicotinic acid (NA), nicotinamide (NAM), or amino acids such as tryptophan (Trp) or aspartic acid (Asp), which were the previously known precursors of NAD+. H. influenza depends entirely on salvage of NAD precursors from other cells in its environment.