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Vitamin B-12 is a big, fat vitamin molecule. It has a formula of C63H88CoN14O14P and a molecular mass of 1355.37 g/mol. Notice that there is only one atom of cobalt (Co) in that molecule. There is only a single atom of phosphrus (P), too, for what that's worth. The 1355.37 g/mol means that there are 1355.37 grams in a mole of that substance (B-12). Cobalt has a molecular mass of 58.93 g/mol. If we set up a ratio of cobalt to B-12, we will get 58.93 : 1355.37 as the cobalt to B-12 ratio. See that the ratio? That's cobalt to B-12, and if we take the same ratio and extend it to the 1000 micrograms (1000mcg) in the vitamins, we'll get about 43.5 micrograms cobalt to 1000 micrograms of B-12. We've got about 43.5 micrograms of cobalt per 1000 micrograms of B-12.
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What is cobalt and nickel?
Cobalt, element 27, is a transition metal, and it is in Group 9 on the periodic table. Cobalt is critical to industry. It is used in making a number of different metal alloys, as a catalyst, and is used in compounds to manufacture coloring agents. It is a tough, lustrous silver-white magnetic metallic element that is related to and occurs with iron and nickel and is used especially in alloys. In nutrition, cobalt is a trace mineral that forms part of the structure of vitamin B12. The total amount of cobalt in your body is 1.1 mg. It is readily absorbed from your small intestine, and your liver stores most of your body's cobalt. Cobalt is essential to humans as well as to animals. It is the main constituent of cobalamin, also known as vitamin B12, that is basically cobalt's biological reservoir. The activity and function of cobalt is essentially the same as vitamin B12. Cobalt also assists in regulating enzymes that break down proteins, including casein, phosvitin, and other phosphoproteins. Along with nickel and manganese, cobalt can be a good alternative for zinc in some enzymes.
What are good food sources for cobalt?
You should be able to get all the cobalt you need from your daily diet. Cobalt is a major part of the structure of vitamin B12. Therefore, if you get enough vitamin B12, you will also get enough cobalt.Cobalt is found widely in the environment. The amount of cobalt that is in foods is based on the amount of mineral that is in the soil where the food sources are grown. Good food sources of cobalt include:sea vegetables, such as hijikicocoaflaxseedsoy milklegumes, including adzuki beans, kidney beans, snap beansnuts and seedsgreen leafy vegetables, such as broccoli, spinach, cabbage, and lettucecereals, such as oats and buckwheatshiitake mushroomsfigstomatoesasparagusavocadosapples
Explain the relation between vitamin b12 and pernicious anemia?
first of all its called vitamin b12 deficiency anemia. Pernicious anemia and vitamin B12 deficiency anemia are the same thing. Pernicious anemia is caused by a lack of vitamin B12. You're not able to absorb the vitamin B12 due to the absence of intrinsinc factor.
A protein secreted by the stomach that is necessary for the absorption of vitamin B12?
The protein secreted by the stomach that is necessary for the absorption of vitamin B12 is called intrinsic factor. Intrinsic factor binds to vitamin B12 in the small intestine, allowing for its absorption into the bloodstream. Without intrinsic factor, vitamin B12 cannot be effectively absorbed and can lead to a deficiency.
Why oral administration of vitamin B12 not effective as a treatment of pernicious anemia?
Pernicious anemia is due to a deficiency of a vitamin called intrinsic factor, which is normally produced by cells of the stomach. Intrinsic factor is required for the absorption of vitamin B12, so if intrinsic factor levels are insufficient, vitamin B12 will not be absorbed well. So administration of vitamin B12 will only help treat vitamin B12-deficiency anemia if vitamin B12 can be absorbed, and this can only happen if there are adequate levels of intrinsic factor to begin with. Patients with pernicious anemia do not have adequate intrinsic factor levels, so they will not be helped by vitamin B12 treatment since they can't absorb it well enough.
How many international units of Vitamin B12 are in 1000mcg of vitamin B12?
one milliliter
What trace element is an essential component of vitamin B12?
COBALT
Which vitamin contains cobalt?
I think it is B12 because its another name is Cynocobalamine. RITURAJ
Why is vitamin B12 red?
Vitamin B12 is not naturally red. It is usually a dark red color when it is in its crystalline form, which is how it is commonly found in supplements. This red color is due to the presence of cobalt in the vitamin B12 molecule.
What is neurorubine forte for -?
It is a vitamin B supplement. Composed as follows: Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - 200mg/tab Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) -1000mcg/tab Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine HCl) - 50mg/tab
What is Neurorubine-forte for?
It is a vitamin B supplement. Composed as follows: Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - 200mg/tab Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) -1000mcg/tab Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine HCl) - 50mg/tab
How common is cobalt on earth and in living things?
There is just one Cobalt compound on living things (animals and not plants) and is the Cyanocobalamin (B12 vitamin)
Can you overdose on B12 and D vitamin (Taking more than the recommended amount)?
You cannot overdose on vitamin B12 but you can overdose on vitamin D. However some people are allergic to B12 (apparently to the cobalt) and it can have interactions with some medications as well as worsening certain preexisting medical conditions.
Is B12 a vitamin or a mineral?
B12 is a vitamin
Do i take 2 and a half 1000mcg to equal 2.4 mcg?
how many 1000mcg b12 do i take to equal 2.4 mcg
What are the nutritional differences between ruminants and non ruminants in relation of stomach?
Ruminants have to be able to feed the microbes in the rumen (the stomach). As something to help in your research, look at how cobalt and sulfur are required by each as one difference in nutritional differences. Adult ruminants require a dietary intake of these elements while non ruminants do not. The reason for a cobalt has to do with the synthesis of B12 vitamin. This vitamin is synthesized by the gut microbes. Non ruminants, usually have a dietary intake of vitamin B12 and therefore have no requirement for additional cobalt. The cobalt is only needed for the center of the organic ring in B12. Since cobalt is not stored in the body, the only way to get the cobalt to the gut microbes is through oral intake. Injections of cobalt are not a solution, because thi
Where can you find vitamin B12 naturally?
Simple, Eat Meat. This is the reasons why vegetarians are much more likely to get vitamin B12 deficiency.
