vitamin B(12) (CHEBI:176843)

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CHEBI:176843 - vitamin B₁₂

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ChEBI Name	vitamin B₁₂

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:176843

ChEBI 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).

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	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. (via B vitamin )

Application(s):	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. (via B vitamin )

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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	vitamin B₁₂ (CHEBI:176843) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769)

Incoming	cobalamins (CHEBI:23334) is a vitamin B₁₂ (CHEBI:176843)

Synonyms	Sources
vitamin B-12	ChEBI
vitamin B12	ChEBI
vitamin B₁₂ vitamer	ChEBI
vitamin B₁₂ vitamers	ChEBI
vitamins B₁₂	ChEBI

Last Modified

26 July 2021