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Photooxygenolysis of Vitamin B 12
Author(s) -
Kräutler Bernhard,
Stepánek René
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198500621
Subject(s) - singlet oxygen , vitamin b12 , cleavage (geology) , chemistry , vitamin b , vitamin , oxygen , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , fracture (geology) , paleontology
Vitamin B 12 is degraded by singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) to the secocobamide 1. This reaction is of interest because of the medicinal and biological role played by 1 O 2 and provides a simple entry to secocorrinoid cleavage products of vitamin B 12 .
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