Dowd P, Nakagawa C S
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1972 May;69(5):1173-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.69.5.1173.
The discovery that methyl 3,3-dimethylglycidate rearranges to methyl levulinate on heating is discussed in terms of its possible consequences for the mechanism of action of the coenzyme B(12)-dependent enzymes: methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (EC 5.4.99.2), glutamate mutase (EC 5.4.99.1), and a-methyleneglutarate mutase. It is also suggested that the proposed mechanism may provide a unifying link between the mechanism of action of the above enzymes and that of the coenzyme B(12)-dependent dioldehydrase and related enzymes.
3,3 - 二甲基乙醇酸甲酯在加热时重排为乙酰丙酸甲酯这一发现,从其对依赖辅酶B(12)的酶(甲基丙二酰辅酶A变位酶(EC 5.4.99.2)、谷氨酸变位酶(EC 5.4.99.1)和α - 亚甲基戊二酸变位酶)作用机制的可能影响方面进行了讨论。还提出所提出的机制可能为上述酶与依赖辅酶B(12)的二醇脱水酶及相关酶的作用机制之间提供一个统一的联系。