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CHEBI:176843 - vitamin B12
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:176843 |
| ChEBI Name | vitamin B12 |
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| ASCII Name | vitamin B12 |
| Definition | Any member of a group of cobalamin vitamers that exhibit biological activity against vitamin B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with low red blood cell count and anemia. The vitamers are found in foods such as cereals, meat, fish, and poultry. The vitamers include adenosylcobalamin, hydroxocobalamin, cyanocobalamin, aquacobalamin, nitritocobalamin and methylcobabalamin (also includes their ionized, salt and phosphate derivatives). |
| Last Modified | 26 July 2021 |
| Submitter | Adnan |
| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Role: | water-soluble vitamin (role) Any vitamin that dissolves in water and readily absorbed into tissues for immediate use. Unlike the fat-soluble vitamins, they are not stored in the body and need to be replenished regularly in the diet and will rarely accumulate to toxic levels since they are quickly excreted from the body via urine. |
| Application: | nutraceutical A product in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| vitamin B12 (CHEBI:176843) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| cobalamins (CHEBI:23334) is a vitamin B12 (CHEBI:176843) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| vitamins B12 | ChEBI |
| vitamin B12 | ChEBI |
| vitamin B-12 | ChEBI |
| vitamin B12 vitamers | ChEBI |
| vitamin B12 vitamer | ChEBI |