Vitamin B12
Price range: £21.00 through £41.00
Strengths Available: 10mg
Format: Sealed containment / vial presentations available
Volume: 3mL
What This Product Is About
Vitamin B12 is a laboratory consumable supplied to support controlled research and analyticalworkflows. It is provided strictly for research and laboratory use as part of a complete, traceable supply offering.
Description
What is Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is a research and laboratory consumable supplied to support the handling, preparation, and measurement of research materials. It is provided under the same documentation and traceability standards applied across the research portfolio.
Why Researchers Became Interested in Vitamin B12
Consistent, good-quality consumables support reproducibility and methodological integrity in research workflows. Vitamin B12 is offered to provide laboratories with reliable supporting materials alongside research compounds.
Key Research Focus Areas
- Laboratory preparation and handling workflows
- Analytical measurement support
- Research-material reconstitution and storage
- Controlled, documented supply
- Consistency and traceability
What the Research Has Shown
Vitamin B12 supports controlled laboratory workflows where consistent supporting consumables are required. It is supplied with the documentation and traceability standards applied across the research portfolio.
Scientific Background and Research Context
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin involved in several essential biological processes. It contributes to normal red blood cell formation, neurological function, DNA synthesis, and cellular metabolism. Vitamin B12 occurs naturally in certain animal-derived foods, is added to some fortified foods, and is also available in supplemental forms such as methylcobalamin, cyanocobalamin, adenosylcobalamin, and hydroxocobalamin.
Exploring the Science Behind Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 acts as a cofactor for enzymes involved in amino acid and fatty-acid metabolism. It supports the conversion of homocysteine into methionine and contributes to the processing of methylmalonyl-CoA. These biochemical pathways are important for DNA production, cellular energy metabolism, and the maintenance of healthy nerve tissue. The absorption of dietary vitamin B12 is a multistep process involving stomach acid, intrinsic factor, and receptors located in the small intestine.
Research Context in Cellular and Metabolic Science
Vitamin B12 continues to be examined in research concerning neurological function, blood-cell production, methylation pathways, cognitive health, and metabolic regulation. Scientific interest also focuses on factors that may affect B12 status, including dietary intake, ageing, gastrointestinal conditions, certain medications, and reduced nutrient absorption. Inadequate vitamin B12 can interfere with the production of normally functioning red blood cells and may affect the nervous system.
Ongoing Scientific Interest
Ongoing studies continue to investigate how vitamin B12 status may relate to healthy ageing, cardiovascular biology, cognition, energy metabolism, and neurological health. Researchers are also evaluating different forms, delivery methods, absorption mechanisms, and biomarkers used to assess B12 status. Although vitamin B12 is essential for normal physiological function, supplementation should be considered according to individual nutritional requirements and professional medical guidance rather than as a general treatment for unrelated health conditions.
Ingredient Profile
Single research compound: Vitamin B12
Supplied as lyophilised powder (no excipients, fillers or additives).
Active Ingredients
Vitamin B12- 10mg
Ingredient Breakdown
Vitamin B12- 10mg of active peptide per vial (lyophilised).
What is Vitamin B12 used for?
It is supplied to support controlled laboratory preparation, handling, and analytical workflows.
Is Vitamin B12 approved for medical use?
No. It is supplied strictly for research and laboratory use only, and is not intended for human or veterinary use.
Why does purity matter so much for this product?
High purity helps ensure that observed research effects are due to the material itself rather than impurities.
What does ‘research grade’ mean?
It means the product is supplied with documentation and traceability for laboratory investigation.
Is international supply available?
Yes. International fulfilment and temperature-controlled shipping can be supported where appropriate.
Research & laboratory use only. Not for human or veterinary use. Not a medicinal product, supplement, food or medical device. No therapeutic, diagnostic, cosmetic, wellness or lifestyle claims are made or implied. Analytical reference/click information is a laboratory measurement aid only and must not be applied to living systems.
Typically supplied at >99% purity, supported by batch-specific analytical data. UK-based preparation, analysis and release under scientist-led, GMP-aligned processes with full batch-level traceability. Certificate of Analysis (CoA) available on request; independent analytical verification where appropriate.
Store the lyophilised powder refrigerated at 2–8°C, protected from light and moisture; suitable for longer-term storage frozen at -20°C. Handle under appropriate laboratory conditions. For in vitro research use only.
For in vitro laboratory research only. Reconstitution, handling and experimental design at the discretion of the qualified researcher. The 300-click sealed-containment system is an analytical measurement reference only and does not represent dosing or administration guidance. Not for use in living systems.
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