II. Background
- Water soluble B Vitamin
- Wide variety of food sources
- Deficiency (rare)
III. Physiology
- Antioxidant properties
- Part of Coenzyme A (Acetyl CoA, succinyl CoA, malonyl CoA), and of B2 complex
- Part of acyl carrier Protein in Fatty Acid synthesis
- Growth factor
- Carbohydrate, Protein and Fat Metabolism
- Lipid, Cholesterol and steroid Hormone synthesis