Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)
Function:
- Help in fatty acid metabolism
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128130506000085 - Help in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012383864300020X - plays a role in the production of hormones and cholesterol
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002410.htm - production of some neurotransmitters and amino acids
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123919342000242 - DNA synthesis and blood glucose maintenance.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123918826000078 - needed for growth
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002410.htm
Overdose: 10 g/ day
Excess: excreted in the urine
Type: water soluble vitamin
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/PantothenicAcid-HealthProfessional/#h8
Foods rich in pantothenic acid
Recommended daily intake= 5 mg
- Mushrooms, shiitake, dried:
Contain: 21.9 mg
% Daily value: 219% - yeast, baker’s, active dry:
Contain: 11.3 mg
% Daily value: 113% - Tea, instant, unsweetened, powder:
Contain: 4.5 mg
% Daily value: 45% - safflower seed kernels, dried:
Contain: 4 mg
% Daily value: 40 % - Lentils, raw:
Contain: 2.1 mg
% Daily value: 21 % - Tomatoes, sun-dried:
Contain: 2.1 mg
% Daily value: 21 % - Mung beans, mature seeds, raw:
Contain: 1.9 mg
% Daily value: 19% - Radishes, oriental, dried:
Contain: 1.9 mg
% Daily value: 19 % - Peanuts, all types, raw:
Contain: 1.8 mg
% Daily value: 18 % - Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw
Contain: 1.6 mg
% Daily value: 16 %
Deficiency symptoms
- Generalized malaise
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1746161 - Acne vulgaris
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7476595 - Bone loss disorders
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31497217 - Neurodegeneration and dementia in Huntington’s disease (HD) which is a neurodegenerative disorder
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31212603 - Produce a “pro-inflammatory” state associated with atherosclerosis and autoimmunity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27515213 - Fat accumulation
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23510569