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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014805
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Preferred Name

Vitamin B 12

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
B12, Vitamin
B 12, Vitamin
Cobalamins
Cobalamin
Eritron
Cyanocobalamin
Vitamin B12
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