cobalamin
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- noun
- /ˌkoʊbəˈlæmɪn/
- Specialized
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cobalamina
- In fruit bats with cobalamin deficiency, there is no abnormality in S-adenosylmethionine or S-adenosylhomocysteine concentrations.
- cobalamin (vitamin B12)
Examples
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This biochemical pathway is the only known link between cobalamin and methylfolate metabolism.
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Don't forget the "evolution" of the modern cobalamin plant was required, too.
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The addition of 75 g/kg methyl-cobalamin injected twice weekly for one month further normalised GSH:GSSG.
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She had hypomethioninaemia and homocystinuria with normal plasma and red-cell total cobalamin and folate concentrations.
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There are two enzymes that have cobalamin as a cofactor, but deficiency of only one, methionine synthase, causes the characteristic neurological disease.
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Recently, a double-blinded randomised controlled trial was published in which participants were administered either methyl-cobalamin or placebo for 6 weeks, and then their treatment was switched without washout for a further 6 weeks.
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Long-term deficiency of the vitamins cobalamin or folate can cause demyelination of the spinal cord and brain; the appearance of which is called subacute combined degeneration.
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When consumed with folate (see next page), cobalamin has been shown to reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease.
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People absorb less cobalamin from foods that contain the vitamin—dairy products and fish—as they grow older.
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Long-term deficiency of the vitamins cobalamin or folate can cause demyelination of the spinal cord and brain; the appearance of which is called subacute combined degeneration.
Synonyms
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A vitamin that helps make red blood cells and keeps the nervous system healthy
A vitamin called B12 that treats a serious type of anemia
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cobalamin comes from the metal cobalt and the chemical ending -amine, because this vitamin contains a cobalt atom at its centre. It is the same as vitamin B12 and is needed to make red blood cells and keep the nervous system healthy.