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==Roles in the Body==

==Roles in the Body==

#'''Energy Metabolism''': Pantothenic acid as CoA forms acetyl-CoA, which condenses with oxaloacetate to form citrate in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle during oxidation of glucose and fatty acids<ref name="NRC">National Research Council (NRC). Vitamins. In Nutrient Requirements for Dogs and Cats. 2006 Washington, DC: National Academies Press p.223-225.</ref><ref name="Sweetman">Sweetman L. Pantothenic acid and biotin. In Biochemical and physiological aspects of human nutrition. 2000 Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Company p. 520-529.</ref>

#'''Energy Metabolism''': Pantothenic acid as CoA forms acetyl-CoA, which condenses with oxaloacetate to form citrate in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle during oxidation of glucose and fatty acids<ref name="NRC">National Research Council (NRC). Vitamins. In Nutrient Requirements for Dogs and Cats. 2006 Washington, DC: National Academies Press p.223-225.</ref><ref name="Sweetman">Sweetman L. Pantothenic acid and biotin. In Biochemical and physiological aspects of human nutrition. 2000 Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Company p. 520-529.</ref>

#'''Synthesis Reactions''': Acetyl-CoA is used to form succinyl-CoA for synthesis of the porphyrin ring in [[Erythrocytes#Function|haemoglobin]]; CoA involved in the synthesis of acetylcholine, ketone bodies, fatty acids, cholesterol, and [[Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) - Nutrition|vitamin D]]<ref name="Silber"/><ref name="NRC"/>.

#'''Synthesis Reactions''': Acetyl-CoA is used to form succinyl-CoA for synthesis of the porphyrin ring in [[Erythrocytes#Function|haemoglobin]]; CoA involved in the synthesis of acetylcholine, ketone bodies, fatty acids, cholesterol, and [[Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) - Nutrition|vitamin D]]<ref name="NRC"/><ref name="Sweetman"/>.

==Consequences of Pantothenic Acid Deficiency==

==Consequences of Pantothenic Acid Deficiency==