subject: Information About Vitamin B12 [print this page] One should have the information that the vitamin b12 is a water soluble vitamin which plays an important role in the functioning of the brain and the nervous system along iwth the production of the blood in the body. Scientifically vitamin b12 falls eightth in the list of vitamins. It is found in the metabolism of the body cell effecting dna synthesis and regulation along with fatty acid synthesis and energy produciton in the human system.
Vitamin b12 belongs to the category of chemically related compounds having the activity of vitamin. One will find the vitamin b12 as most complicated vitamin in the market carrying biochemically hardly found element named cobalt in it. According to biosynthesis the structure of vitamin is generally accomplished by bacteria scientifically. Another form of vitamin b12 named cyanocobalamin is not found naturally but it is usable in pharmaceuticals, supplements, and in food additive because of its stability adn cheaper price in the market . So any consumer can intake vitamin b12 as per one's requirement. Once this vitamin b 12 enters the body it shows its physiological forms such as methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin releasing the cynide from the body.
The occurence of vitamin b12 is quite interesting as it has relation iwth the disease called pernicious anemia, which damages the parietal cells from the stomach helping in the secretion of intrinsic factors in the body. In the body absorption of b12 by intrinsic factor is very important and once there is a lack it results in causing vitamin b12 deficiency in the person. There are several ways one can use vitamin b12 in daily life such as b12 belongs to cobalt consists of vitamer compounds termed as cobalamins and other two cofactor forms of it are 5'-deoxyadenosylcobalamin, and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase etc. Since vitamin b12 compound forms are generally large so one should seek medical guidance before opting the usage of vitamin b12.
The vitamin b12 is mostly preferrable in food and nutritional supplements. Infact the usage of vitamin b12 do not cause any side effect but in certain conditions may damage the nerve of the eye depend on the type of the case where the prescence of cynide in the blood due to consumption of cigarette .
