Derived from the Greek word pántothen, meaning from all quarters, pantothenic acid (C9H17NO5), generally referred to as vitamin B5, is an important factor in metabolic processes, particularly in the Krebs cycle. Historically, it has also been...

A member of the vitamin B family, pantothenic acid functions primarily as part of an enzyme system involved in fat and carbohydrate metabolism. First recognized as a growth factor for yeast in 1933, it was isolated in 1939 by Richard Kuhn in Heidelberg...

Organic compound, essential in animal metabolism. The nature of the bound form was clarified through the discovery and synthesis (1947–50) of the compound pantetheine, which contains pantothenic acid combined with the compound thioethanolamine....

Rice bran, molasses and fresh vegetables are rich sources, but it is present in all living tissues. Component of co-enzyme A, and a nutritional factor, often described as a vitamin of the B group. A deficiency syndrome has been described with symptoms...

Pantothenic acid, also called vitamin B5 (a B vitamin), is a water-soluble vitamin required to sustain life (essential nutrient). Pantothenic acid is needed to form coenzyme-A (CoA), and is critical in the metabolism and synthesis of carbohydrates,...