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Neovitamin B12 Identified

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Neovitamin B12, formed from and converted into vitamin B12 in conditions of high acidity, has been shown to be cyano-13-epicobalamin.

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BONNETT, R., GODFREY, J., MATH, V. et al. Neovitamin B12 Identified. Nature 229, 473–476 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229473a0

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