Vitamin B5
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Hacking C, Bell D, Vitamin B5. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-50106
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At the time the article was created Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.
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- Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin, part of the vitamin B complex, that is required to synthesise coenzyme A, a very important coenzyme in many cellular metabolic reactions.
Vitamin B5 deficiency (hypovitaminosis B5) is extremely rare.
There is no evidence of any deleterious effects from megadoses of pantothenic acid.
References
- 1. Pamela C. Champe, Richard A. Harvey (Ph. D.), Denise R. Ferrier. Biochemistry. ISBN: 0781769604
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