Pantothenic Acid

Name:
Pantothenic Acid
Detailed information:
A member of the vitamin-B complex; it is a component of coenzyme A and may be considered a β-alanine derivative with a peptide linkage. It is involved in the release of energy from carbohydrate utilization and is necessary for synthesis and degradation of fatty acids, sterols, and steroid hormones; it also functions in the formation of porphyrins. It occurs in all living cells and tissues. The natural product is dextrorotatory [D(+)] and is the only form having vitamin activity.

Chemistry name:	[N-(2-4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutyryl)-β-alanine].
Chemistry structure:
Properties:
Viscous, hygroscopic liquid. Soluble in water, ethyl acetate, glacial acetic acid; insoluble in benzene.
Source:
(Food sources) Liver, kidney, yeast, crude molasses, milk, whole-grain cereals, rice. (Commercial sources): Produced synthetically from 2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutyric acid and β-alanine.

See Calcium Pantothenate.