PANTOTHENIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pantothenic acid mean? 

• PANTOTHENIC ACID (noun)
  The noun PANTOTHENIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods

  Familiarity information: PANTOTHENIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PANTOTHENIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

pantothen; pantothenic acid

Hypernyms ("pantothenic acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)

 Context examples 

Pantothenic acid helps some enzymes use foods and make many substances used in the body and protects cells against damage from peroxides.

(Pantothenic acid, NCI Dictionary)

An alcoholic analogue of D-pantothenic acid and cholinergic agent.

(Dexpanthenol, NCI Thesaurus)

Milk and dairy products contain multiple nutrients and contribute to meeting the nutritional requirement for protein, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, riboflavin, vitamin B12, and pantothenic acid.

(Adequate intake of milk and dairy products in different life stages helps prevent chronic diseases, University of Granada)

A coenzyme containing pantothenic acid, adenosine 3-phosphate 5-pyrophosphate, and cysteamine; involved in the transfer of acyl groups, notably in transacetylations.

(Coenzyme A, NCI Thesaurus)

B vitamins include thiamine, riboflavin, niacin (nicotinic acid), niacinamide (nicotinamide), the vitamin B6 group (including pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine), biotin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, and possibly para-aminobenzoic.

(B Vitamin, NCI Thesaurus)

The B vitamins are: • B1 (thiamine) • B2 (riboflavin) • B3 (niacin) • B5 (pantothenic acid) • B6 • B7 (biotin) • B12 • Folic acid

(B Vitamins, NIH)

A mouthwash containing 5% dexpanthenol, the alcoholic analogue of the dextrorotatory isomer of pantothenic acid with potential antimucositis activity.

(Dexpanthenol Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)

Nutritional supplement drink contains vitamin A, vitamin C, D, E and K, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid, biotin, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, chloride and choline.

(Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)

Nutritional supplement drink (pediatric) contains vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, vitamin C, D, E and K, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid, biotin, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, chloride and choline.

(Pediatric Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)

L-Arginine/American ginseng/Korean ginseng/Ginkgo biloba-based supplement incorporates a standardized combination of Ginkgo biloba (24% flavone glycosides, 6% terpene lactones), Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng -30% ginsenosides), American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius - 5% ginsenosides), L-Arginine, along with vitamins B6, B12, folate, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamins A, C, E, selenium, and zinc.

(L-Arginine/American Ginseng/Korean Ginseng/Ginkgo biloba-Based Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)