title: [Pantothenic acid].
abstract: Pantothenic acid is the antipellagra vitamin essential to many animals for growth and health. It is widely distributed in nature; appreciable amounts are found in liver and some microorganisms. Bound forms of pantothenic acid, such as coenzyme A and 4'-phosphopantetheine, play important roles in various metabolic processes, especially, in fatty acid synthesis and degradation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003065:Coenzyme A / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010205:Pantothenic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010205:Pantothenic Acid; D003065:Coenzyme A