"Pantothenic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A butyryl-beta-alanine that can also be viewed as pantoic acid complexed with BETA ALANINE. It is incorporated into COENZYME A and protects cells against peroxidative damage by increasing the level of GLUTATHIONE.
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D010205
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.478.520 D12.125.042.070.500
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pantothenic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Vitamin B5 metabolism is essential for vacuolar and mitochondrial functions and drug detoxification in fungi. Commun Biol. 2024 Jul 23; 7(1):894.
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High-resolution crystal structure and chemical screening reveal pantothenate kinase as a new target for antifungal development. Structure. 2022 11 03; 30(11):1494-1507.e6.