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Pantothenic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Pantothenic Acid
Tree Number(s)
D02.478.520
D12.125.042.070.500
Unique ID
D010205
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010205
Annotation
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.
Entry Term(s)
Calcium Pantothenate
Dexol
Vitamin B 5
Vitamin B5
Zinc Pantothenate
Pharm Action
Vitamin B Complex
Related Numbers
568ET80C3D
79-83-4
CAS Type 1 Name
beta-Alanine, N-(2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutyl)-, (R)-
NLM Classification #
QU 187
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Pantothenic Acid Preferred
Calcium Pantothenate Narrower
Dexol Related
Zinc Pantothenate Narrower
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