D-Calcium Pantothenate

D-calciumpantothenate PopularName:VitaminB5 MolecularFormula:C18H32CaN2O10 MolecularWeight:476.53 AppearanceandCharacter:D-calciumpantothenateisakindofwhitepowder,odorless,slightlyhygroscopic.Ittastesalittlebitter.Itsaqueoussolutionshowsneutralorfaintlybase,itdissolveseasilyinwater,slightlyinalcoholandhardlyinchloroformorethylether. Property Specification Identification normalreaction SpecificRotation +25°---+27.5° Alkalinity normalreaction Lossondrying islessthanorequalto5.0% HeavyMetals islessthanorequalto0.002% OrdinaryImpurities islessthanorequalto1.0% OrganicVolatileImpurities asrequired NitrogenContent 5.7 6.0% ContentofCalcium 8.2 8.6% Physiologicalfunction:D-calciumpantothenatefunctionsasvitaminsinfeed,foodandpharmaceuticalindustry.ItisanessentialpartofcoenzymeA.Itcanadjustthemetabolismofprotein,carbohydrateandfat,preservethemucosaontheskinsurfaceandshineofthehair(orfeather),andmoreoverpreventdiseases.Itisespeciallyindispensabletothegrowth,fatsynthetizeandcatabolismofpoultry,livestockandfishes. DeficiencySymptoms:ThedeficiencyofD-CalciumPantothenatewillcausepoultryandlivestocktogrowslowly,hindertheirreproduction,lowertheiradaptability.Mainsymptoms:roughskin,relusterorlossofhairorfeather,scabbycrustsappearroundthecorneroftheeyes;disorderofdigestion,lossofappetite,diarrhea;lowrateofhatchabilityandhighembryomortality;scabbycrustsoveraffectedareassuchasthecornersofthemonthorbeak,aroundtheeyes,behindtheearsandoccasionallyonthefeet.Alsoadeficiencycanleadtounsteadymovements,whicharerecognizedparticularlyinpigsas"goose-stepping". Storage:tokeepinadry,coolandoff-lightplace.Ifitisstoredatbelow20. Package:25kg/cartonboxordrum;500kg/bigbag.