Pantothenic acid

Pantothenic acid is a water-soluble vitamin, in the group of the B vitamins. It is also known as vitamin B₅. It is a derivative of the amino acid beta-Alanine.

Fat
soluble

A	α-Carotene β-Carotene Retinol^# Tretinoin^#
D	D₂ Ergosterol Ergocalciferol^# D₃ 7-Dehydrocholesterol Previtamin D₃ Cholecalciferol^# 25-hydroxycholecalciferol Calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) Calcitroic acid D₄ Dihydroergocalciferol D₅ D analogues Alfacalcidol Dihydrotachysterol Calcipotriol Tacalcitol Paricalcitol
E	Tocopherol Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Tocotrienol Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Tocofersolan
K	Naphthoquinone Phylloquinone (K₁)^# Menaquinones (K₂) Menadione (K₃)^‡ Various (K₄) 4-Amino-2-methyl-1-naphthol (K₅)^‡ 2-Methylnaphthalene-1,4-diamine (K₆) 4-Amino-3-methyl-1-naphthol (K₇)

Water
soluble

B₁
- Thiamine^#
B₁ analogues
- Acefurtiamine
- Allithiamine
- Benfotiamine
- Fursultiamine
- Octotiamine
- Prosultiamine
- Sulbutiamine
B₂
- Riboflavin^#
B₃
- Niacin
- Niacinamide^#
B₅
- Pantothenic acid
- Dexpanthenol
- Pantethine
B₆
- Pyridoxine^#, Pyridoxal phosphate
- Pyridoxamine
- Pyritinol
B₇
- Biotin
B₉
- Folic acid^#
- Dihydrofolic acid
- Folinic acid
- Levomefolic acid
B₁₂
- Adenosylcobalamin
- Cyanocobalamin
- Hydroxocobalamin^#
- Methylcobalamin

Ascorbic acid^#
Dehydroascorbic acid

Combinations

Multivitamins

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.