Adenosylcobalamin

Adenosylcobalamin (AdoCbl), also known as coenzyme B12, cobamamide, and dibencozide, is one of the biologically active forms of vitamin B12.

These processes require the formation of the deoxyadenosyl radical through homolytic dissociation of the carbon-cobalt bond.

By binding to CarH,[clarification needed] AdoCbl can modulate carotenoid genes, which confer warm colors onto various plants.

[3] There are other photoreceptors across different bacterial communities, aside from CarH, that also have reactive capability when bound to AdoCbl.

Additional examination of adenosylcobalamin-bound enzymes and the development of this cofactor over time may prove to hold regulatory function of DNA and RNA.

Schematic diagram of the propionate metabolic pathway. Adenosylcobalamin is required as a coenzyme by the methylmalonyl-CoA mutase in order to convert L -methylmalonyl-CoA into succinyl-CoA, otherwise methylmalonic acid accumulates.