Mecobalamin - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Mecobalamin;

NCIt synonyms : Methylcobalamin; Vitamin B12;

NCIt definition : A synthetic and active form of vitamin B12 that can cross the blood brain barrier without biotransformation, that may be used to treat or prevent vitamin B12 deficiency and its complications. Upon administration, mecobalamin is able to replace endogenous vitamin B12, increase vitamin B12 levels and improve vitamin B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12 is necessary for hematopoiesis, neural metabolism, DNA and RNA production, and carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism. It improves iron functions in the metabolic cycle and assists folic acid in choline synthesis. Its metabolism is interconnected with that of folic acid.;

UNII : BR1SN1JS2W;

InChIKey : ZFLASALABLFSNM-QBOHGLHMSA-L;

CAS number : 13422-55-4;

Details

Origin ID

C173805;

UMLS CUI

C0065844;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cyanocobalamin (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Mecobalamin [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Mecobalamin [ICHI extension code]
- Mecobalamin (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- VITAMIN B12 [SMS substance]
- Vitamin B12 [LOINC component]
- Vitamin B12 [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Vitamin B12 [ICNP mean]
- Vitamin B12 [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Vitamin B12 [ICHI extension code]
- mecobalamin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- mecobalamin [MeSH concept]
- mecobalamin [ATC Code]
- mecobalamin [Substance BNPC]
- vitamin B 12 [MeSH Descriptor]
- vitamin B12 [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- vitamin b12 [SNOMED Notion]
- vitamin b12 [medical devices type]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Vitamin [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Mecobalamin [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Mecobalamin (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Product containing mecobalamin (medicinal product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- mecobalamin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- mecobalamin [MeSH concept]
- mecobalamin [Substance BNPC]
- mecobalamin [ATC Code]
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- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NCI Drug Dictionary Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NCIt COVID-19 Agent Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NCIt COVID-19 Terminology [NCIt concept]

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