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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 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


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.


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.


Can b12 vitamin increase the size of your neck?

No its not true. There is no such side effects of vit b12 vitamin.


Can a Vitamin B12 deficiency be connected to something serious like leukemia?

No, but a vitamin b12 deficiency cause megaloblastic anaemia

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How many international units of Vitamin B12 are in 1000mcg of vitamin B12?

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Which vitamin contains cobalt?

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What trace element is an essential component of vitamin B12?

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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


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


Is b12 bad for you?

If you are referring to vitamin b12, vitamin b12 is healthy for you.


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