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Vitamin B 12  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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Entry terms

  • 68-19-9 (Vitamin B 12)
  • 8406EY2OQA
  • Cyanocobalamin
  • P6YC3EG204
  • Vitamin B12

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  • French

  • 68-19-9 (Vitamin B 12)
  • 8406EY2OQA
  • Cyanocobalamine
  • P6YC3EG204
  • Vitamin B12

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DMVNSC4M-4

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