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- noun biochemistry A natural
analogue ofvitamin B12 , a basic member of thecobalamin family ofcompounds , with an intense red colour.
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Several substances with similar formulas and with the characteristic hematinic action have been isolated and designated: B12a, hydroxocobalamin; B12b, aquacobalamin; B12c, nitritocobalamin; B12r, cob (II) alamin; B12s, cob (I) alamin; B12III, factors A and V1a (cobyric acid) and pseudovitamin B12.
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