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Definition of Pantothenate
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pantothenate
1. A salt or ester of pantothenic acid. Pantothenate synthetase, an enzyme that converts pantoate and beta-alanine to pantothenate with cleavage of ATP to AMP and PPi; a key step in coenzyme A biosynthesis. Synonym: pantoate-activating enzyme. (05 Mar 2000)