The Synthesis of Long Chain Fatty Acid Derivatives of Pantothenic Acid1

T Sakuragi, FA Kummerow

Index: Sakuragi; Kummerow Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1956 , vol. 78, p. 838

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Abstract

The long chain fatty acid derivatives of pantothenic acid, ethyl dipalmitoxypantothenate and ethyl monopalmitoxypantothenate, were prepared. The dipalmitoxy compound was obtained as an amorphous fatty powder with a mp of 57.0-58.5', while the monopalmitate was a somewhat waxy substance which had a mp of 36.0". Both derivatives were readily soluble in fats, and showed full activity for rats as a source of pantothenic acid. Evidence was ...