Vitamin B5-Pantothenic Acid
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Vitamin B5 is a water-soluble vitamin of the B complex group. It is known as pantothenic acid. Tissue extracts from a variety of biological materials provided a growth factor, for yeast. This growth factor was identified as pantothenic acid, derived from the Greek word pantos, meaning ‘everywhere’. It was first recognised as essential for rats, dogs, pigs, pigeons, and chicks.
Pantothenic acid is a pale yellow, oily liquid which is not crystallised, but its calcium salt crystallises readily and this is the form in which it is generally available.
This vitamin is not destroyed in neutral solutions, but is liable to rapid destruction in acid and alkaline mediums. It is also liable to destruction by food processing techniques, caffeine, sulphur drugs, sleeping pills, and alcohol. Pantothenic acid is absorbed from the alimentary tract, and excreted in urine and mother’s milk.
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