Q. What are the functions of pantothenic and biotin acid for the body? How are these vitamins obtained?
Biotin also known as vitamin B8 is a vitamin that acts in the metabolism of amino acids and other acids.
Pantothenic acid also known as vitamin B5 is important for the aerobic cellular respiration since it acts in the transport of acyl and acetyl radicals.
Biotin is made by bacteria that live in the human digestive tube under interspecific harmonious ecological interaction and this supply generally is enough for the body. pantothenic and Biotin acid are found in vegetables, eggs, fish, cereals, milk and lean meat.