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In order to elucidate the biosynthesis of the base moiety of cobalamin in Salmonella typhimurium LT2, this organism was grown in the presence of [1′-14C]riboflavin. The vitamin B12 isolated was 14C-labeled. It was shown by chemical degradation that the 14C-label was exclusively localized in carbon atom 2 of the 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole moiety. This demonstrated the precursor function of riboflavin in the biosynthesis of 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole in S. typhimurium.
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Received: 25 August 1998 / Accepted: 27 October 1998
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Keck, B., Munder, M. & Renz, P. Biosynthesis of cobalamin in Salmonella typhimurium: transformation of riboflavin into the 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole moiety. Arch Microbiol 171, 66–68 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002030050679
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002030050679