Does Vitamin B-12 Fluoresce? A Scientific Look at Cobalamin's Optical Properties
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While many viral videos show solutions of crushed vitamin pills glowing under a blacklight, the effect is due to riboflavin (vitamin B2), not vitamin B-12. In fact, vitamin B-12, or cobalamin, is a poorly fluorescent molecule that exhibits only extremely weak and short-lived light emission.
