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CYANOCOBALAMINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Medication
- Biotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cyanocobalamin
1, record 1, English, cyanocobalamin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A complex of cyanide and cobalamin, as in vitamin B12, in which a cyanide group has filled the sixth coordinate position of the cobalt atom. 2, record 1, English, - cyanocobalamin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cyanocobalamin is the most famous of the B-12 vitamers (member of a family of vitamins, all of which have some particular nutritional activity in preventing some vitamin deficiency disease), because it is chemically the most air-stable, and it is the easiest to crystallize and therefore easiest to purify after it is produced by bacterial fermentation. ... Vitamin B-12 is the name for a whole class of chemicals with B-12 activity, and "cyanocobalamin" is only one of these. 3, record 1, English, - cyanocobalamin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Member of the water soluble B vitamin group, cyanocobalamin is important in the proper function of the nervous system and in proper carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. 4, record 1, English, - cyanocobalamin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Médicaments
- Biotechnologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cyanocobalamine
1, record 1, French, cyanocobalamine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cyanocobalamine possède la même efficacité que la vitamine B12 puisqu'elle est transformée dans le corps en vitamine B12. 2, record 1, French, - cyanocobalamine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La vitamine B12 est nécessaire à la production d'énergie, au fonctionnement du système nerveux, à la formation des globules rouges et à la synthèse du matériel génétique, ADN [acide désoxyribonucléique] et ARN [acide ribonucléique]. La cyanocobalamine est la forme la plus stable de vitamine B12. 3, record 1, French, - cyanocobalamine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
- Medicamentos
- Biotecnología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cianocobalamina
1, record 1, Spanish, cianocobalamina
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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