Molecular recognition in the binding of vitamin B12 by the cobalamin‐specific Intrinsic Factor
- 9 April 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 281 (1-2) , 90-92
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(91)80365-a
Abstract
Equilibrium constants (given as log K/M −1) have been determined at pH 7.4 and 4*C for binding by porcine Intrinsic Factor (B12‐binding protein from the gut, specific for the ‘cobalamin’ series of Co corrinoids) of vitamin B12 or cyanocobalamin (10.5), cyanocobinamide, α‐ribazole and α‐ribazole‐phosphate (main fragments produced by cleaving off the ‘cobalamin’ side‐chain, all ≤ 3), and cyanocobinamide in the presence of ≥ 10−9 M ribazole (5.6 and independent of ribazole concentration), i.e. ribazole catalyses the binding of the cobinamide. It is proposed that the specificity of Intrinsic Factor for the cobalamins depends on the presence of the ribazole fragment in the cobalamin side‐chain to promote an essential change in conformation before the corrinoid fragments can be bound.Keywords
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