Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)

Vitamin B12, also called Cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin that is part of the B vitamin family. It plays essential roles in red blood cell formation, cell metabolism, nerve function and the production of DNA.

Major sources of Vitamin B12 include:

+ Poultry
+ Meat
+ Fish
+ Dairy products

The chemical structure of Cobalamin

Vitamin B12 plays an important role in 2 metabolic cycles that can affect the health of the nervous system. A lack of vitamin B12 can cause pernicious anemia and neurological symptoms. A series of established methods are available for measuring vitamin B12 in human blood, serum, and urine:
Microbiological detection
Immunoassays
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
Capillary electrophoresis (CE)

Creative Diagnostics provide a series of Vitamin B12 antibodies and conjugates for new detection method development.

A list of currently available CD Vitamin B12 products can be downloaded here.