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pantothenic acid |
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pantothenic acid /pan·to·the·nic ac·id/ (-ik) a component of coenzyme A and a member of the vitamin B complex; necessary for nutrition in some animal species, but of uncertain importance for humans.
pantothenic acid a vitamin of the B complex group present in all living tissues as part of the coenzyme A (CoA) molecule or the acyl carrier protein. pantothenic acid nutritional deficiency a nutritional essential in all species other than ruminants which synthesize it in the rumen. Recorded as a natural occurrence only in poultry and pigs on heavy corn diets. Manifested in pigs by diarrhea, dermatitis, incoordination with a spastic gait and ulcerative colitis. Fowls show poor hatchability of eggs, poor feather development and dermatitis. |
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