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Definition of Cobalamin

1. Noun. A B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia.

Definition of Cobalamin

1. Noun. (chemistry) Any of several substances depending on the upper axial ligand of the cobalt ion. ¹

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Definition of Cobalamin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cobalamin

1. Member of the water soluble B vitamin group, important in the proper function of the nervous system and important in proper carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Cobalamin

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1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Hence, a specificity similar to that observed with the cobalamin derivatives is also observed with the ..."

2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... New York 12208 the first studies of this topic it was d that antibody made against human transcobalamin (TC II), a plasma rt protein for cobalamin (Cbl) ..."

3. Revitalize Your Life: Improve Your Looks, Your Health & Your Sex Lifeby Jack Lalanne by Jack Lalanne (2003)
"Vitamin B^: (cobalamin) Mostly obtained from animal sources: liver, kidney, heart, eggs, milk and milk products. Essential for proper development of red ..."

4. Methods and Styles in the Development of Chemistry by Joseph Stewart Fruton (2002)
"Vitamin B)2 (cobalamin). theses, as in the case of steroids, Woodward was obliged to investigate the validity of proposed mechanisms.152 Woodward also made ..."

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