Vitamin B 12 FDA Link Generic

A cobalt-containing coordination compound produced by intestinal micro-organisms and found also in soil and water. Higher plants do not concentrate vitamin B 12 from the soil and so are a poor source of the substance as compared with animal tissues. INTRINSIC FACTOR is important for the assimilation of vitamin B 12.

Also Known As:

Cyanocobalamin; Vitamin B12; Cobalamin; Cobalamins; Eritron; B 12, Vitamin; B12, Vitamin

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Vitamin B Complex

Heterocyclic Compounds: 207
- 1-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
  - Azoles: 2199
    - Pyrroles: 381
      - Tetrapyrroles: 71
        Corrinoids: 9
        Vitamin B 12: 7830
- Fused-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
  - 4 or More Rings Heterocyclic Compounds
    - Tetrapyrroles: 71
      - Corrinoids: 9
        Vitamin B 12: 7830
Polycyclic Compounds: 7
- Macrocyclic Compounds: 16
  - Tetrapyrroles: 71
    - Corrinoids: 9
      - Vitamin B 12: 7830

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