Abstract
Circular dichroism studies on the methylcobalamin-intrinsic factor complex, together with studies on the carbethoxylation of histidine residues in this complex, indicate that 5,6 dimethylbenzimidazole is probably displaced by a histidine residue of intrinsic factor which coordinates to the cobalt atom at the sixth coordination site. In addition, the stability of the CoC σ bond for methylcobalamin bound to intrinsic factor is identical to that stability measured for the free methyl-cobinamide-histidine complex, but considerably different from the stability of this σ bond in free methylcobalamin.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 730-735 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 10 1973 |
Externally published | Yes |