calcium pantothenate

calcium pantothenate
calcium pantothenate n a white powdery salt C18H32CaN2O10 made synthetically and used as a source of pantothenic acid

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[USP] the calcium salt of the dextrorotatory isomer of pantothenic acid, the B-complex vitamin; used, usually in combination with other B vitamins, as a nutritional supplement. See also racemic c. pantothenate.

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