Vitamin B12 Effects and differences of 4 forms cyanocobalamin, hydroxocobalamin, methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin
The Various Forms of Vitamin B12 Vitamin B12 is the most chemically complex of all the vitamins. Its chemical name is “cobalamin”, derived from its central cobalt atom. The impressive formula – C63H88N14O14PCo – gives an idea of the size of the molecule that constitutes vitamin B12. Nonetheless, cobalamin almost never occurs in its chemically …