title: The synthesis of a pyridyl analog of adenosylcobalamin and its coenzymic function in the diol dehydratase reaction.
abstract: A novel analog of adenosylcobalamin in which 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole and D-ribose moieties of the nucleotide loop are replaced by pyridine and the trimethylene group, respectively, was synthesized and examined for coenzymic function. The coordination of pyridine to the cobalt atom in this analog was stronger than that of 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole in the corresponding homolog. The adenosyl form of pyridyl analog served as partially active coenzyme for diol dehydratase. The kcat/Km values calculated from the initial velocity indicate that this analog is a better coenzyme than the 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazolyl or imidazolyl counterpart. However, the reaction with the pyridyl analog as coenzyme was accompanied with a concomitant inactivation during catalysis, with a kcat/Kinact value 50-100 times lower than that for adenosylcobalamin or the 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazolyl analog. Therefore, it can be concluded that the 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole moiety of adenosylcobalamin is important for continuous progress of a catalytic cycle by protecting the reactive intermediates from side reactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toraya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wada
mesh_terms: D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D003038:Cobamides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D011408:Propanediol Dehydratase / Q000378:metabolism*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry; D012266:Ribose / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001562:Benzimidazoles; D003038:Cobamides; D011725:Pyridines; C015158:5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole; D012266:Ribose; D011408:Propanediol Dehydratase; C000913:cobamamide; C023666:pyridine