(R)-Pantetheine

• CAT Number: I018711
• CAS Number: 496-65-1
• Molecular Formula: C11H22N2O4S
• Molecular Weight: 278.37
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: (2R)-2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-N-[3-oxo-3-(2-sulfanylethylamino)propyl]butanamide
• InChI: InChI=1S/C11H22N2O4S/c1-11(2,7-14)9(16)10(17)13-4-3-8(15)12-5-6-18/h9,14,16,18H,3-7H2,1-2H3,(H,12,15)(H,13,17)/t9-/m0/s1
• InChIKey: ZNXZGRMVNNHPCA-VIFPVBQESA-N
• SMILES: CC(C)(CO)C(C(=O)NCCC(=O)NCCS)O

(R)-Pantetheine is the biosynthetic precursor to CoA.
(R)-Pantetheine and its corresponding disulfide pantethine, play a key role in metabolism as a building block of coenzyme A (CoA)[1].

Reference

[1]. Rothmann M, et al. Metabolic perturbation of an essential pathway: evaluation of a glycine precursor of coenzyme A. J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Apr 24;135(16):5962-5.
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