Original artwork description:

A detail of the Vitamin B12 molecule (C63H88CoN14O14P) in enamel and acrylic on canvas board.
Vitamin B12 has a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and the formation of red blood cells. It contains the biochemically rare element cobalt (chemical symbol Co) positioned in the centre of a planar tetra-pyrrole ring called a corrin ring. No fungi, plants, nor animals (including humans) are capable of producing vitamin B12 - only bacteria and archaea have the enzymes needed for its synthesis.

Materials used:

enamel, acrylic

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