Pantothenic acid, also called pantothenate or vitamin B5 (a B vitamin), is a water-soluble vitamin discovered by Roger J. Williams in 1919. For many animals, pantothenic acid is an essential nutrient as it is required to synthesize coenzyme-A (CoA), as well as to synthesize and metabolize proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Pantothenic acid is the amide between pantoic acid and β-alanine and commonly found as its alcohol analog, the provitamin panthenol, and as calcium pantothenate. Small quantities of pantothenic acid are found in nearly every food, with high amounts in whole-grain cereals, legumes, eggs, meat, royal jelly, avocado, and yogurt. Pantothenic acid is an ingredient in some hair and skin care products. Only the dextrorotatory (D) isomer of pantothenic acid possesses biological activity. while the levorotatory (L) form may antagonize the effects of the dextrorotatory isomer.
Synonyms
Sodium pantothenate
Pantothenic acid
Pantothenate
Calcium pantothenate
D-pantothenic acid
Vitamin B5
(+)-Pantothenic acid
Brand Names
Multi Pro
Children's Chewable With Iron
Shen Min Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
NephPlex Rx
Pregvit Folic 5
Prenatvite Complete
Livita Adults
Insur-all Vitamin Supplement
Livron Plus Tab
Timed Release B-complex 50
Mega Vitaminerals
PNV 27-Ca/Fe/FA
B Complex 500 Tab
B-complex
Calpan Tab 100mg
Forty Plus Vitamin Supplement
One Per Day Vitamin and Mineral Dietary Supplement
Multi-vitamines Enfants Comprime
Multi Vitamin and Mineral vitamin
Century Complete
Dialyvite 3000
Formula F.E.S. Vitamins Tab
Escavite D
Pantothenic Acid 250mg
Grand Master Formula Tab
Maxum Multi-vite
PureFe OB Plus
Sopalamine 3b Plus
PureVit DualFe Plus
Sun-rype Vitaburst
Hi Potency B Complex W Chelated Minerals
Complex 5 - Pwr
Provida DHA
Complexe B 75mg
Vitamin and Mineral Supp Formula 1
Stress B Complex With C, E and Iron Tab
Phytopure
Formula O.C.
Vitamin B Compound With Vitamin C Fortis Capsule Dtc
PureVita Vitamin B5
Potassium Plus Vit B Complex
Women's Formula
One Tablet Daily Mens Formula
Amerix Multivitamin
Essential B Tablets
Liqui Infant Vitamins
Multivit-liq
Pantothenic Acid Caps 250mg
High Potency Vitamin B Complex + C Tab
Fusion Plus
Numark Multivitamins
Complex-75
Advanced 2000 Capsules
Vita-tenic Cap 300mg
HemeNatal OB plus DHA
Hyporyl - Tab
C-apnto-B6 Vitamins W Magnesium Tab
Hypo Vites Tab
Olympian Multi Vit Plus Minerals Tab
Finazol
Orti B
American Plus Energy & Vitamin Drink
Acti-pantothenic Acid 300 Caplet 300mg
Vitamin B Tablets
Children's Chewable Tab
Centrum Specialist Prenatal
Kanga Sport Vitamins B & C Plus Minerals
Multivitamines Et Mineraux Reguliers / Regular Multivitamins and Minerals
Dialyvite 5000
Mega Plex III - Pck
Stress Complex 600 Avec Vit E Cuivre Zinc
Zeldana
Snh Formula
One Daily Vitamin and Mineral Dietary Supplement
VIL-Rx
Foliflex
B-complex-50 Tab
Rocky Mountain Multiple Vit and Min Mega Tab
Twin G.F. Powder Vanilla Flavor
Childrens Multiple Vit and Min Chew Tab
Vitamin & Mineral Formula 1 Dietary Supplement
Cedevita Plus Vitamin Supplement
Men's
Women's Change Formula
Prenatal Vitamin and Mineral Supplement -tab
Men's 50+
Vitaplex
Prenatal Supplement - Tab
Virt-PN
Multivitamin & Multimineral
VitaPhil Aide
Multivitamin & Minerals (iron Free)
Multiple Vitamins With Minerals Tablets
Nitro Vites - Tab
Phytovim Cap
Neonatal DHA
PNV Ferrous Fumarate Docusate Folic Acid
Hemarexin Tab
Great Day/am Formula Tab
Vita B Complex Tab
Women's Biomultiple Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Fortamines-10 Comprimes
Adeks Tablets
Complete One-A-day - Tab
Premium Prenatal - Tablets
D-pantothenic Acid 250mg Cap
Prenatal Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Folitin-Z
Children's Chewable Multivitamin Complete With Minerals
Nexalife
Strovite One Caplets
For-2
Revival 1 Tab
Vitamine 110 Liq
Multiple Vitamins Childrens Chewable
Formula Js
Acti Pantothenic Acid 1000 Timed Caplet
Allbee With C 550 Cap
Multivitamins and Multiminerals Formula Regular Tablet
Balanced B-50 Complex
Mini-B Tab
Reno Caps
Vol-Care Rx
Liqui B Complex Plus
TL-Fluorivite
RenaPlex-D
Super Vita-vim With Beta-carotene - Tab
T.S. Formula
Daily Multiple Vitamins
Pantothenic Acid
Paire OB Plus DHA
One A Day Advance Adults
Kindervites
Vita Vim Multivitamins and Minerals Tab
H.W. Children's Chewable Multi Vit & Mineral
Pantothenic Acid Caps 100mg
Tandem OB
B Plus C 300mg Timed Release
Vitaphil DHA
Swiss One
Stressmates
Folika-T
MYNEPHROCAPS DIALYSIS/STRESS Vitamin Supplement
PNV-Select
Lunavira
Prenatal Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Tab
Multi Nt-OX
Nutrilite Double X
Trivia Complete
Virt Vite GT
Multra Plex
Fem Time Tab
Dp 2000
Kanga-V Multivitamins & Minerals
Surbex 500 Filmtab
Timed Release B Complex 100 Srt
Balanced B100
Solivite
Glyco-aide Tab
B-50 Hi Potency B Vitamins Tab
Vitamin B Complex + C 600mg Tab
Extra P.N. Vitamin-mineral Drink Mix
Liqui Vita
Multitabs
Super Multi
Vitamin B Compound W C Tab 500mg
Terravitra
Supravite Stress Avec Vit E Et Fer
Prenatal Formula Tab
Multi-kid
Children's Chewable Multivitamins With Minerals
Vitamin B5 Tab 50mg USP Chewable
Myhephron Dialysis and Stress Supplement
Revitalize Multi-vitamin and Mineral Complex
Twin Opti Pwr
Stress B&c Tab
Prefera OB plus DHA
Vitamin B Compound W Vit C 250mg Tab
Multivitamins and Minerals for Young Men
Luna Vitamin and Mineral Bar for Women
Balanced B50 Complex
Chela Iron Plus C,b Complex
Maxine Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Nutra Boost
Pregnancy Multivitamin Folic 5
Vege 1 Daily Tab
Virt-Vite Plus
P.N. Vitamin-mineral Drink
Prenatal Vi-min
Vit B Complex Plus Vit C 550mg
One A Day Multiple Vit W Minerals
One-A-day Advance Fem - Tablets
Palm Springs Multvit and Min Tab
Formula Statin Support
Multicaps
Lorid
Vitamin B Complex Tab
Zenvita
Vitalife - Capsule
Pantothenic Acid 500 mg
Stress Forte Plus Lipotropic Factors
Pantothenic Acid Tab 100mg
WesCap-C-DHA
Swiss One Multivitamin and Mineral Caplet
Oncovite
Bear Essentials
Super-cell
Formula L.G.I.
Spectrum Performa Multivitamins and Minerals Tablets
Supravite Stress Avec Vit E Cuivre Et Zinc
Vitamin B Complex 100 Tab
B-plex
Mega Plex IV - Pck
B-plus - Tab
Tri Adrenopan
Adult Formula 50+
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic Acid) Tab 250mg
OB Complete Prenatal
Time Release B 100 Compound - Tablet
Stress Ctr Srt
Complexe B Compose 75
Sopalamine/3b Plus C
Stress Tablets
Children's Chewable Multi-vitamin Complete With Minerals
Stress B Capsules With Vitamin C
Stress Formula B-comp + 500mg Vit C Tab
Timed Release Vita-vim Srt
Fem - Pmt
Megavite Rx
Ultimate Tab
Derma-force
Formula F L W
B Plus C 300 mg
One A Day Tab
NewVite
D'pantothenic Acid Srt 1000mg
Multi-vitamin Dietary Supplement
PM Caps
Lumavex
Stress Formula Multivitamin Tablets USP
Hylavite
Stress B & C Caplet
Novel Vita
Se-Natal 19
B With C 500 Cap
Nephrocaps
Multi Vitamines - Liq
Bio-fen
Formula Gm
Pantothenic Acid Tab 250mg
Lipovitan
TRONVite
Vitamin B Complex Plus C 300mg Timed Release
Super Stress Mega B Plus 1000mg Vit C Tab
Totalvit Plus
B Complex W Vit C W Non-med Yeast&liver Tab
Multi Flow Tablets
B-100 Hi Potency B Vitamins Tab
Multivitamines Et Mineraux
Central-vite 18 Essential
Stress Tab
RE FAC-x
B Complex 50 Vitamin Cap
Maxi 10 Tab
Surbex-500 With Iron
Fusion Activator Formula Tab
Complexe B-75
Stress Vitamin B With C Complex Tablets
Vitamin B Complex Plus 300mg Vitamin C
Classic Swiss One 10 Multivitamin and Mineral Tab
M.V.I. Paediatric
V & M Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Childrens Chewab Vitamin W Chel Minerals
Formula 9 Tab
B C Antistress Cap
Spectrum 2 Cap
Formula Hh
T.R.I. B-plex Src
B-50 Complex Tab
Vitaphil 90 DHA
Innersource Tab
Essential Vitamins and Minerals
PreferaOB ONE
Multiple Vitamin Plus Minerals Tab
PreferaOB plus DHA
Balanced B-50 B-complex Vitamins, Timed Rele
Hoa 1
Pregvit Folic 4
Trinatal Rx 1
Ultra Hr
Chewable Adult Multivitamins With Minerals
Se-Tan PLUS
Pantothenic Acid Tab 100mg Nu Life
Bev 29 Tab
Soluvit N
Replavite
Dia-vite
Multi Vitamin-mineral Formula
Vitamin B Complex W C Tab
Supravite Bouteille 250ml
Complete Mega B
Stress B-complex Plus Iron With Vitamins C&e
Mr. Tumee Multi-vitamin
Multivitamins and Minerals Tablets
RenaPlex
Corvite
Hsn Formula
Materna
Childrens Chewable Vitamins W Iron
Multisol
Liqui B Complex
Vita-vim - Tab
Corvite Free
Pantothenic Acid Tab 200mg
Daily Balance Tab
Vitaday Junior Tab
Tandem Plus
PNV Tabs 29-1
D Pantothenic 500mg With 100mg C
Pantothenic Acid-S Tab 100mg
Vitara
Swical-energy 3e Age
One A Day Advance Fem
Ultra Enerforce
B Complex 50+ Caplet
Hi Potency Multi Tab
B50 B Complex Tab
Multi-force for Adults Tab
Iberet 500
Nutrol-B-complex
Multivitamins and Minerals With Betacarotene Tablets
P.N.P. Vitamin Drink
Alkadrenergy Tablets
Prenate Star
Folivane-Plus with Ascorbic Acid Precursors
Twin Ultra Liquid Lemon-lime Flavor
Multi - N.T.O.x Formula - Tab
Dexatran
Multi Plex I - Tab
Vyo Cylate - Pwr
Iron 25mg With Vit B-cmplx, Vit C, Cu & Mo
Dialyvite
B Complex With C 300mg
Revit Multi-vitamins and Minerals
Multi B
Enviroflex - Tab
Mega-vim 75 With Beta-carotene - Tablets
Vitaflex Dietary Suplement
Bacmin
Sibergin B - Cap
Super-pote Vitamin Supplement
Mega 13 Multivitamin Formula
Super Pantoplex
Ribotin-E
Spectra 301 Vitamin and Mineral Supp
Allbee With Vitamin C Cap
Formula D.S.
High Potency Multivitamins & Minerals Caplets
Paramettes Adults
American Eagle Energizer Plus Vitamin Supplement Drink
Adrenergy Tablets
Pantothenic Acid 500 Caplet 500mg
Diaplex
Vita-vim With Beta-carotene - Tab
Irospan 24/6
Men's Multi Master Formula
HemeNatal OB
B-complex With Vitamin C, Biotin, Folic Acid
Pantothenic Acid Tab 500mg
Nata Komplete
Stress B Complex With C,e, Zinc and Copper
Liquid
C.R.T. X Multivitamin & Mineral Powder Mix
Neonatal19
Thrivite Rx
FolaMed DHA
Escavite
B Complex Tablets
Multiple Vitamins - Tablet
Formula Adr-vitamin B2,b6 W Calpan Tab
Hi Potency Stress B Tension With C
B 50 Capsules
Efferlife Multivitamins and Minerals
Vit B Complex Ctr
TriphroCaps
Vasodyn Tab
Vitamin B Complex 50
Twin G.F. Powder
DaVITE
FolaSync DHA
Multiple Vitamins W Minerals Tab
Right Choice A.M. Multi Formula - Caplet
Livita Children
Pantothenic Acid Tablets 300mg
Bev B-150
Swiss Total One
Milltrium Senior Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Children Choice Multivit Chewable Tab
Original Bioscal Forte Multi-vitamin Supplement Capsules
Stress Formula Tab
Pnv-VP-U
Multi-phyto Capsules
Stress Formula Vit B With C Complex
Kenwood Liquid Supplement
Extra Once A Day
Stress B Complex With C, E & Iron
Vp-heme Ob
Kanga-B Vitamin B Group + C
Vc II
B50 Complex
Vita-B-75 Cap
Formula Cm
PreGen DHA
Children's Chewable Vit and Min Tab
Pregvit
PreferaOB One
Stress B Complex With C and E Tab
Shen Min Vitamin Supplement
Ob-X
Multra With Iron
Energy 80 Prolonged Release Tab
Timed Release B-complex 100
Glyco Lite Ect
vitaMedMD Rx Plus
Viva Kids - Tab
Stress Formula
Calpan Tab 250mg
Card-floe II Tab
Multivitamins and Minerals - Complete
R.E.S. Complex
Hemocyte Plus
Calcium Pantothenate Tab 250mg
Micronex Multivitamin
Protect Plus SO 60
Usana Megavitamin Tablets - Tab
Vital Be-100
TL-Folate
B Totum 500
Virt-C DHA
Vitamin B Complex + C 300mg Cap
Virt-Pn
Red Bull
Elite OB Prenatal Multivitamin
Balanced B-100 B-complex Vitamins Tab
Stress B With 1000 Mg Vitamin C
Formula Im-vitamins and Minerals Tab
Tricare Prenatal 2-part Daily Prenatal Vitamin System
Metavite
Prena1 Plus
K.L. Vitamin-mineral
B Virol
Children's Chewable Multivitamins and Minerals
Beminal 500 Tab
Vol-Tab Rx
B-100 Complex Tablets
Prenatal Vitamins and Minerals Tablets
Centratex
Vitamin B Complex Suppl
Vita Vim With Beta Carotene-caplet
Cc II
Dexifol
Envive
Supravite Stress Avec Vit E
Multivitamins W Minerals Extra Strength
Mega Balance
Vitamines Et Mineraux Comprimes
Nioxin Recharging Complex
RE Nata OB
Genicin Vita-S
Maximum Once A Day
Maintain Multiple Vitamin & Minerals
B Complex W Vitamin C Fortis Cap
Provida OB
Harvest Of Values All B Complex Tab
Adrenogist Tab
Meplex T 750
B-complex 100
Beminal With C Fortis Cap
Stress Formula Multi-B Comp + 500mg Vit C Cap
Multipack II
Stresstabs + Zinc-copper
Women Probiotics
B Complex
Hi Potency Balanced B-100 Complex - Tab
Gtf Support Caplet
Concept OB
Armax
Vita B + C 500 Tab
Z Bec Tab
B Complex With C 550mg
Vitamin B Compound Tab
B Complex 25mg Vitamin Supplement
Multi #2
Natural Source Spectrum With Beta Carotene
Pantothenic Acid 100mg
Cda-21 Vitamins With Non-medicinal Probiotic Complex
Multiple Vitamins With Iron Tablets
Balanced B 125 Srt
Lipo-B-C Tab
Twin Ultra Liquid Orange Flavor
Pantothenic Acid Cap 250mg
Twin Ultra Liquid Grape Flavor
Osteo-force
PureVita Adult
Balanced B-100 Timed Release
Trinatal GT
Multi Vitamin - Mineral
Only One - Tablet
Doctor's Choice Brand for Men
B Compound 50mg Tab
B Complex With C 300mg Tab
Multiple Vitamins and Minerals Capsules
Vitamines Et Mineraux
B Complex W C Forte Cap
Magnum-75 Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Prenate Elite
Multi-force for Women Tab
Super Vita Vim Multivitamins and Minerals
Vitamin B + C Cap
Enrich Core Pack - Children Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Pregnancy Multivitamin
Materna-tab
Abavite
MI-Vite RX
Renal Caps Dialysis/Stress Vitamin Supplement
24 Multivitamins + Minerals
Children's Chew Multi & Min Tab
Complete Multivitamins and Minerals for Children
Super Stress Capsules
D'pantothenic Acid-B1-B2 Tab
D-pantothenic Acid 250mg
Prenatal Mega Antioxidant
bioJET
Super B Compound W 500mg Vit C
Iron Folate Plus
Revit Plus Cap
ahoSAN
Se-Natal One
Total Living Concepts Formula One - Tab
Polymine Avec Zinc Et Cuivre
Multiple Vitamins Plus Iron for Women
50 Plus Multiple Vitamins & Minerals
Fortistress Tab
Omega-3 Rx Complete
Materna - Tab
Daily Energy Brand B-complex
C. Vit-min Formula
WesCaps
Vitogen B Stress C600
Mor-vites Tab
Vitrax
Childrens Chewable Vitamin Tab
Tar-end
Earthpals Children's Chewables Multi-vitamin & Mineral Tablets
Dr. AVi MULTIVITAMIN with Zinc, Real Ginger, Lemon and Lemongrass
FolaGent DHA
Swiss One Timed Release Tab
B-complex 50
B-100 Caps
C-B Complex
Glyco Plus Ect
B-complex Tab
Nephrocaps-QT
Multi Plex II - Tab
Stress Formula + Iron
Hyalu B5 Serum
Concept DHA
Men's Biomultiple Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Liquid B Complex 50
B Complex Plus C 300mg Tab
VP-HEME One
Fortamines 10 Capsules
50 Plus
Super Charged Energy
Multivitamines Et Mineraux Junior Regulier
Swiss One Multi Vit & Chel Min Tab
Premium Prenatal
Nephron FA
PureFe Plus
Quflora FE
Virt-Caps
Multiple Vitamins & Minerals Tablets
Red American Eagle Vitamin Supplement Drink
Dialyvite Supreme D
vitaMedMD One Rx
Formula Gly
Super Daily No 2
Twin Ultra Liquid Fruit Punch Flavor
Anaplex Tab
Vyqua
B-100 Vitamin Supplement
Balanced B-complex Vit + Vit C&e Tab
Spark Cap
Xvite
Multi Vitamins & Minerals
Supplement De Multivitamines Infusion Arome Fruits Rouges
Prenatal and Post Partum Supplement
Pantothenic Acid Ctr Srt 500mg
D Pantothenic Acid Tab 100mg
Multiple Vitamins and Minerals
Vita-worth B-complex Tablets
Zatean-Pn
Mega Capsules
Vitamin B Cpd W Vit C Tab
Allbee C 800 Tab
B-50 Complex
Multivitamins and Minerals for Women
Multiple Vitamins and Minerals Tab
Multi-vitamins With Minerals
Vita-B
Inner Health Vitamin Supplement Capsules
PreferaOB
Multivitamins and Minerals for Men
Surbex-500 With Zinc
Children's Chewable Multivitamin and Multimineral
Taron-C DHA
B Stress C + Iron & Vite
Vit-HA Multi Vitamin and Zinc Supplement
Multi II IV Vi Tab
Pantothenic Acid 100 Mg Tablets
Vinate AZ
Carbassist Tablets
Vp-heme Ob DHA
Vege Swiss One Multivitamin W Chel Mins Tab
L.C. Supplement
Somavit Brand Vitamins and Minerals Complex
NEONATAL Complete
Biosculpt
Body Rox
VP-Vite Rx
Dialyvite with Zinc
Onccor
Vitasure
Strovite Forte Caplet
Vitogen B Stress C Vit E Zinc & Cop
Kanga-kid Multi-vitamin & Mineral
PreNatal 19
Pantothenic Acid 500mg
Vita-Rx Diabetic Vitamin
Vitamin B Complex W C 300mg Tab
Complete One A Day Tab
Stress Tab With Iron and Vitamin E
Balanced B-50 B-complex Vitamins Tab
Swical-energy-2
Folivane-OB
Envirocomplex
Folika-NC
Multivitamins and Minerals for Young Women
Formula Lf
Kc Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Dalivit
Iron, Vit & Min Supp
One A Day Advance Adults 50+
Stress Tab With Zinc, Copper and Vitamin E
Hi Potency B52 B Complex Tab
Se-Natal 19 Chewable
Vitamines Et Mineraux Enfants 970
Pantacid Tab 250mg
Hydrating B5 serum
Floriva Plus
Cedevita Sugar-free Vitamin Supplement
Integra Plus
Chewable Children's Complete Multivitamins With Essential Minerals
Low Potency B Complex Tab
Phosthenine Vitamines Et Fer (ampoules Buvable)
TM-Vite RX
Children's Multivitamins With Iron
Senior Multi One
Q.T. Vitamin and Mineral Drink Mix
Isotonix Multitech Vitamin Mineral Supplemen
Super Kids Chewable Multivitamin Multimineral (chewable Tablets)
Cavan Heme OB
New Chapter's D'adamo 4 Your Type Multiple for Type O
Corvita
Complete Multivitamins and Minerals Tablets Timed Release
One-A-day Advance Men's
Multi-actin
Advanced B & T Formula
Avon Vitadvance Multi-kids Complete
Children Choice Multivitamin W Iron Chew Tab
Natal-V RX Multi-vitamin/Multi-mineral
Thrivite 19
healthy mamaBE WELL ROUNDED BE WELL ROUNDED
Teravax Multivitamin
Hill.vite
Dothelle DHA
Multi Tabs
Quflora FE Pediatric Drops
Prena1
Vita Plex Tab
Vital-D Rx
Dr Angio
Wellness Formula
Vitabanks Vitamin Tab
Multi Spectrum - Tablet
Vtb Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Toni Com Liq
Pro Hers Vanilla
Multi Vitamin & Minerals
Master Key Multi Vitamin Multi Mineral Formula 2
Tricare Prenatal Quick Dissolve
Zintrexyl-C
B-complex Tablets
Children's Multivitamins
PureVita B-Complex
Leritone Junior
Indication
Studied for the treatment of many uses such as treatment of testicular torsion, diabetic ulceration, wound healing, acne, obesity, diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy. It has also been investigated for its hypolipidemic effects and as cholesterol lowering agent.
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison
T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682