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Pantoic acid is the alpha hydroxy acid with the formula HOCH2C2CHCO2H. The compound is almost always encountered in a biological context, as an aqueous solution of its conjugate base pantoate HOCH2C2CHCO2-. The amide of pantoic acid with β-alanine is pantothenic acid , a component of coenzyme A.
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