Skip to Content
Merck
CN
All Photos(1)

Documents

C3000000

Cyanocobalamin

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Vitamin B12, α-(5,6-Dimethylbenzimidazolyl)cyanocobamide, CN-Cbl, Cyanocob(III)alamin, Cyanocobalamin

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(1)

About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C63H88CoN14O14P
CAS Number:
68-19-9
Molecular Weight:
1355.37
Beilstein:
4122889
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329775017
NACRES:
NA.24

biological source

synthetic

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

Agency

EP

API family

cyanocobalamin

form

solid

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable
liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

mp

>300 °C (decomposes before melting)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C/C(C1=N[C@]([C@]([C@H](CC(N)=O)[C@@]/2(C)CCC(NC[C@@H](OP([O-])(O[C@H]3[C@@H](O)[C@@H](N4C=[N]5C6=C4C=C(C)C(C)=C6)O[C@@H]3CO)=O)C)=O)([H])N([Co+]5C#N)C2=C(C)/C([C@@H](CCC(N)=O)C/7(C)C)=NC7=C/8)(C)[C@@](C)(CC(N)=O)[C@@H]1CCC(N)=O)=C9N=C8[C@@H](CCC(N)=O)[C@

InChI

1S/C62H90N13O14P.CN.Co/c1-29-20-39-40(21-30(29)2)75(28-70-39)57-52(84)53(41(27-76)87-57)89-90(85,86)88-31(3)26-69-49(83)18-19-59(8)37(22-46(66)80)56-62(11)61(10,25-48(68)82)36(14-17-45(65)79)51(74-62)33(5)55-60(9,24-47(67)81)34(12-15-43(63)77)38(71-55)23-42-58(6,7)35(13-16-44(64)78)50(72-42)32(4)54(59)73-56;1-2;/h20-21,23,28,31,34-37,41,52-53,56-57,76,84H,12-19,22,24-27H2,1-11H3,(H15,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,71,72,73,74,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,85,86);;/q;;+2/p-2/t31-,34-,35-,36-,37+,41-,52-,53-,56-,57?,59-,60+,61+,62+;;/m1../s1

InChI key

RMRCNWBMXRMIRW-QJRSUKKJSA-L

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Related Categories

General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.
Cyanocobalamin, a B vitamin with potential applications in medical and food industries, is vital to growth, cell reproduction, hematopoiesis, etc. It is utilized for the management of trigeminal neuralgia and multiple sclerosis.

Application

Cyanocobalamin may be used as an EP reference standard for the determination of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations by various chromatography techniques.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

WGK

WGK 1

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Sorry, we don't have COAs for this product available online at this time.

If you need assistance, please contact Customer Support.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Microbial production of vitamin B 12: a review and future perspectives
Fang, Huan and Kang, Jie and Zhang, Dawei
Microbial cell factories, 16(1), 15-15 (2017)
A rapid determination of the relative purity of vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) in pharmaceutical products
Bruening CF, et al.
Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 47(1), 15-20 (1958)
LC simultaneous determination of Thioctic Acid, Benfotiamine and Cyanocobalamin in Thiotacid Compound capsules
Salem H
Chromatographia, 72(3-4), 327-330 (2010)
The assay of cyanocobalamin in pharmaceutical preparations by solid-phase extraction and HPLC
Jansen CC and De Kleijn JP
Journal of Chromatographic Science, 28(1), 42-45 (1990)
Ultra-high performance liquid chromatographic and mass spectrometric analysis of active vitamin B12 in cells of Propionibacterium and fermented cereal matrices.
Chamlagain B, Edelmann M, Kariluoto S, et al.
Inflammation and regeneration, 166, 630-638 (2014)
View All Related Papers

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service