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- noun chemistry A
dimeric form ofpantothenic acid , composed of twomolecules of pantothenic acid linked bycysteamine bridging groups.
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A more expensive form, called pantethine, is also available.
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Pantothenic acid (as D-calcium pantothenate with 5 mg pantethine)
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010
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Pantothenic acid (as D-calcium pantothenate with 5 mg pantethine)
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010
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Since the active moiety of CoA is pantetheine, mice were treated with pantethine, its naturally-occurring form.
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Remarkably, pantethine treatment boosted the circulating ketone body levels in MPTP-intoxicated mice, but not in normal animals.
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We found that dehydrogenase activity and circulating ketone body levels were drastically reduced by the neurotoxin MPTP, whereas treatment with pantethine overcame these adverse effects.
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Pantothenic acid (as D-calcium pantothenate with 5 mg pantethine)
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010
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