Acid phosphatase physical properties

The biologically active R- or 5 -pantothenic acid can be obtained upon hydrolysis of coenzyme A with a combiaation of two enzymes, alkaline phosphatase and pantotheiaase (13) (Fig. 1). The phosphatase catalyzes the selective cleavage of the phosphate bond ia coenzyme A to afford adenosin-3 5 -diphosphate (6) and 4-phosphopantetheiae (7). The latter substance is dephosphorylated enzymatically to yield pantetheiae (8), which is rapidly converted by pantotheiaase to pantothenic acid (1). Table 1 Hsts some physical properties of pantothenic acid and its derivatives. 

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