Biosynthesis of vitamin B 12 : Concerning the identity of the two-carbon fragment eliminated during anaerobic formation of cobyrinic acid

It has been proved that, during anaerobic biosynthesis of the corrin macrocycle, the two-carbon fragment excised from the precursor, precorrin-3, is acetaldehyde, which originates from C-20 and its attached methyl group. This apparently contradictory finding is rationalized in terms of the subsequen...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 1996-12, Vol.93 (25), p.14320-14322
Main Authors: Wang, Jianji, Stolowich, Neal J., Santander, Patricio J., Park, Jeong Ho, Scott, A. Ian
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Language:English
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Summary:It has been proved that, during anaerobic biosynthesis of the corrin macrocycle, the two-carbon fragment excised from the precursor, precorrin-3, is acetaldehyde, which originates from C-20 and its attached methyl group. This apparently contradictory finding is rationalized in terms of the subsequent enzymatic oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid, which was previously regarded as the volatile fragment released by the action of the biosynthetic enzymes of Propionibacterium shermanii . The observation that acetaldehyde (rather than acetic acid) is extruded during anaerobic B 12 synthesis is in full accord with the structure of factor IV, a new intermediate on the pathway.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.93.25.14320