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Preferred term

Pantothenic Acid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • B 5, Vitamin
  • B5, Vitamin
  • Vitamin B 5
  • Vitamin B5

Note

  • deficiency: coordinate PANTOTHENIC ACID /defic (IM) with VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY (IM); ther use: coordinate disease with /drug ther, not /diet ther

Scope note

  • A butyryl-beta-alanine that can also be viewed as pantoic acid complexed with BETA ALANINE. It is incorporated into COENZYME A and protects cells against peroxidative damage by increasing the level of GLUTATHIONE.

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