Mechanism of multi-metal(loid) methylation and hydride generation by methylcobalamin and cob(I)alamin: a side reaction of methanogenesis

• Published in: Applied organometallic chemistry Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 94 - 101
• Main Authors: Wuerfel, Oliver, Thomas, Frank, Schulte, Marcel Sven, Hensel, Reinhard, Diaz-Bone, Roland Arturo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.02.2012
• Subjects: cob(I)alamin; hydride generation; metalloids; methylation mechanism; methylcobalamin

Metal(loid)s are subject to many transformation processes in the environment, such as oxidation, reduction, methylation and hydride generation, predominantly accomplished by prokaryotes. Since these widespread processes affect the bioavailability and toxicity of metal(loid)s to a large extent, the i...