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SUBMITTER: Ruetz M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3843227 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ruetz Markus M Gherasim Carmen C Gruber Karl K Fedosov Sergey S Banerjee Ruma R Kräutler Bernhard B
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20130213 9
Locked B(12): 4-Ethylphenylcobalamin, a novel organometallic arylcobalamin, has been synthesized in a radical reaction. This vitamin B(12) antimetabolite features a strong Co-C bond, and represents a "locked" form of vitamin B(12) . It may be used in animal studies to induce functional vitamin B(12) deficiency artificially to help clarify still controversial issues related to the pathophysiology of vitamin B(12) deficiency. ...[more]