Abstract
Vitamin B12 is the precursor of coenzyme B12, an essential component of a group of enzymes responsible for the catalysis of various novel molecular rearrangements in which a hydrogen and one of several R groups are exchanged positionally as follows -CHR-CH2X → -CH2-CHRX.
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Jordan, P.M. (1990). Vitamin B12: The Biosynthesis of the Tetrapyrrole Ring: Mechanism and Molecular Biology. In: Baldwin, T.O., Raushel, F.M., Scott, A.I. (eds) Chemical Aspects of Enzyme Biotechnology. Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program Symposia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9637-7_20
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