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Cobalamin
Cobalamin
may refer to several chemical forms of
vitamin B
12
, depending on the upper axial
ligand
of the
cobalt
ion
. These are:
Cyanocobalamin
(R = –CN)
Hydroxocobalamin
(R = –OH)
Methylcobalamin
(R = –CH
3
), an active form of vitamin B
12
Adenosylcobalamin
(R = –Ado), also an active form of vitamin B
12
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