Pantothenic acid, cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism

Pantothenic acid also known as Vitamin B5 is utilized in the manufacturing of coenzyme A (coA), notable because of the role it plays in synthesizing fats, proteins and carbohydrates in energy production and in the manufacturing of adrenal hormones and red blood cells /cell membranes.

B5 can be found in a number of foods that includes; Avocado, black-eyed peas, broccoli, brown rice, buckwheat flour, cashews, cauliflower, garbanzos, hazelnuts, kale, lentils, liver, mushrooms, oatmeal, royal jelly and a number of other food sources. Liver and other organic meats as well as fish and poultry are said to contain the richest sources.

Because there is such abundance of food sources for Vitamin B5, cases of deficiency are not at all common. There are a couple of derivatives of Vitamin B5 that are considered more stable and are commonly used in vitamin supplements known as pantothenol (used in vitamin multivitamins) and Calcium pantothenate which is more often used as a dietary supplement, again because of stability.

Immune system:Pantothenic acid is necessary for normal nervous system functions and the production of some neurotransmitters. Vitamin B5 is also involved in wound healing and antibody synthesizing.

Endocrine system:Vitamin B5 also normalizes the adrenal gland function as B5 is essential for the production of adrenal hormones( as stated in the entry paragraph) such as cortisone plays an important role in the body reaction to stress. B5 is also necessary for production steroid hormones, cholesterol and Vitamin D.

Deficiency:Again, is rare but, in these cases the symptoms are; Abdominal distress, depression, dermatitis, fatigue, headaches, immune system problems, sleep disturbance, mood swings, muscle cramps, nausea, numbness and tingling in the hands or feet.

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