Vitamin B12
Type: molecule Aliases: B12 cobalamin methylcobalamin
Systems Analogy
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Cobalamin; a complex water-soluble vitamin synthesized exclusively by bacteria, acting as a coenzyme in methionine synthesis and myelin sheath maintenance.
Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Empirical StudyYoshii K, et al. Metabolism of Dietary and Microbial B Vitamins in the Regulation of Host Immunity. Front Nutr. 2019;6:48. ↗
"Vitamin B12 acts as an essential cofactor in host metabolic methylation reactions."