Digestion, Absorption, & Handling of Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)

Digestion, Absorption, & Handling of Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)

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The video explains the structure, digestion, absorption, and handling of Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin. It highlights the essential nature of B12, its complex digestion process involving proteins like pepsin, haptocorrin, intrinsic factor, and transcobalamin, and the reasons for its careful handling due to its large size and unstable bonds. The video emphasizes the importance of dietary intake of B12, as it is not synthesized by humans.

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