Spectroscopic data and a single crystal X-ray analysis of 2′FAdoCbl established its structure, which was very similar to that one of coenzyme B12. 2′FAdoCbl is a 19F NMR active mimic of coenzyme B12 that may help to gain insights into binding interactions of coenzyme B12 with AdoCbl-dependent enzymes, proteins of B12 transport and of AdoCbl-biosynthesis, as well as with B12-riboswitches.
晶体结构分析有助于破译辅酶B 12(AdoCbl)在AdoCbl依赖酶的活性位点的结合方式。然而,关于这种酶如何进行其自由基反应的问题仍未完全回答。Gruber和Kratky对AdoCbl依赖的谷
氨酸突变酶(GLM)进行的开创性研究为催化活性5'-脱氧
腺苷基团的运动奠定了一条途径,其中H-键在蛋白质与2'-和3'-之间与蛋白质结合的AdoCbl的OH基将起决定性作用。用相应修饰的辅酶B 12-类似物进行的研究对于获得对辅因子结合和酶机制的见解是有意义的。在这里,我们报告共同编制β-2'-
氟-2',5'-二脱氧
腺苷钴胺素(2'FAdoCbl),缺少对酶相互作用至关重要的2'-OH基团。2'FAdoCbl是通过
钴基
钴胺素的电
化学还原制得的
钴(I)丙
氨酸烷基化制备的。2'FAdoCbl的光谱数据和单晶X射线分析确定了其结构,该结构与辅酶B 12的结构非常相似。2'FAdoCbl是辅酶B 12的19