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Vitamin 99
Vitamin 99
( Pantothenic Acid)
Vitamin B5 ( Pantothenic Acid)
It is a peptide composed of D-Pantoic acid and β-
Alanine and is found as calcium salt or as alcohol
(Pantothenol). The biologically active form of Vitamin B5
is coenzyme A (CoA).
RDA: 7-10 mg (4 Years and over)
3-5 mg (less than 4 Years)
Principal Sources in Food
Principal dietary sources of vitamin B5 include:
Food Serving size mg
Calf liver 100 g 7.9
Pea nuts 100 g 2.6
Peas 100 g 2.1
Pantothenic acid
Soybeans 100 g 1.9
Brown rice 100 g 1.7
lobster 100 g 1.7
Water melon 100 g 1.6
Egg 1, Avg size 0.9
Brewer’s Yeast 10 g 0.7
Pantothenol
Functions of vitamin B5
Pantothenic acid is a part of CoA that acts as an intracellular
carrier for few carbons-groups and assists more than 100
pathways of intermediate metabolism including those of:
1. Synthesis of Sterols (Cholesterol and 7-
Dehydrocholesterol), Fatty acids, and Keto-
acids such as Pyruvic acid.
2. Energy production
3. Synthesis of vitamins A and D.
4. Biosynthesis of protein and amino acid by assisting
the formation of leucine, arginine and methionine.
5. It is essential for the formation of hemoglobin
and electron-carrying cytochrome proteins of
the mitochondrial respiratory chain.
6.Biosynthesis of the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine.
Symptoms of Vitamin B5 Deficiency
9. Dexapantothenol (vitamin B5
Formulation) is used topically in
treatment of burns and itching .