Abstract
The vitamin B
12
coenzyme adenosylcobalamin assists the enzymic catalysis of molecular rearrangements of the type in which the migrating group X can be OH, NH
2
or a suitable substituted carbon atom such as C (=CH
2
)CO
2
H. This paper discusses evidence for the participation of organic radicals as intermediates in these reactions. Theoretical and model studies supporting the intermediacy of radicals in the reactions catalysed by the enzymes diol dehydratase and α-methyleneglutarate mutase are described. For the model studies, alkyl radicals, alkylcobaloximes (alkyl represents, for example, ethoxycarbonyl substituted, but-3-enyl and cyclopropylmethyl) and also dihydroxyalkylcobalamins have been investigated. The Co-C
α
-C
β
angle of 125° in adenosylcobalamin is shown to be an ‘especial’ angle by analysis of the crystal structures of
R
- and
S
-2,3-dihydroxypropylcobalamin.
Subject
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Business, Management and Accounting,Materials Science (miscellaneous),Business and International Management
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