The anaerobic biosynthesis of vitamin B12

Moore, Simon J. and Warren, Martin J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6028-6456 (2012) The anaerobic biosynthesis of vitamin B12. Biochemical Society Transactions, 40 (3). pp. 581-586. ISSN 0300-5127

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Abstract

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is a cobalt-containing modified tetrapyrrole that is an essential nutrient for higher animals. Its biosynthesis is restricted to certain bacteria and requires approximately 30 enzymatic steps for its complete de novo construction. Remarkably, two distinct biosynthetic pathways exist, which are termed the aerobic and anaerobic routes. The anaerobic pathway has yet to be fully characterized due to the inherent instability of its oxygen-sensitive intermediates. Bacillus megaterium, a bacterium previously used for the commercial production of cobalamin, has a complete anaerobic pathway and this organism is now being used to investigate the anaerobic B12 pathway through the application of recent advances in recombinant protein production. The present paper provides a summary of recent findings in the anaerobic pathway and future perspectives.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	anaerobic biosynthesis,bacillus megaterium,chelatase,cobalt,vitamin b,biochemistry ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1300/1303
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2022 15:30
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 06:53
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/88510
DOI:	10.1042/BST20120066

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