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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
Registry Number: 19F5HK2737
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

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Pantothenic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2023