What is difference between methylcobalamin and mecobalamin?

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The terms methylcobalamin and mecobalamin are interchangeable. The extended version of mecobalamin is methylcobalamin. Vitamin B 12 is known by its scientific name. The cobalt in both of them has a methyl group connected to it. A cyano group is connected to the cobalamin in cyanocobalamin. Vitamin B12 deficiency causes disorders such as pernicious anaemia, Crohn’s disease, and atrophic gastritis.

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