Formation of the dimethylbenzimidazole ligand of coenzyme B12 under physiological conditions by a facile oxidative cascade
Formation of the dimethylbenzimidazole ligand of coenzyme B12 under physiological conditions by a facile oxidative cascade
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DOI:
10.1021/ol034530m
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发表时间:
2003-06-26
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5.2
通讯作者:
Begley, TP
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作者:
Maggio-Hall, LA;Dorrestein, PC;Begley, TP
Dimethylbezimidazole, the axial ligand of vitamin B-12, is synthesized from riboflavin by a two-electron oxidation, a retro-aldol condensation, and a second two-electron oxidation. This oxidative cascade readily takes place nonenzymatically under physiological conditions.