- p. synthetase an enzyme that converts pantoate and β-alanine to p. with cleavage of ATP to AMP and pyrophosphate; a key step in coenzyme A biosynthesis. SYN: pantoate-activating enzyme.
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pan·to·the·nate .pant-ə-'then-.āt, pan-'täth-ə-.nāt n a salt or ester of pantothenic acid see CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE
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pan·to·then·ate (pan″to-thenґāt) a salt of pantothenic acid.Medical dictionary. 2011.