Coenzyme B
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Coenzyme B is the chemical compound 7-thioheptanoylthreoninephosphate. The molecule contains a thiol, which is its principal site of reaction.
Coenzyme B reacts with 2-methylthioethanesulfonate, abbreviated CH3-S-CoM, to release methane in methanogenesis:[1]
- CH3-S-CoM + HS-CoB → CH4 + CoB-S-S-CoM
This conversion is catalyzed by the enzyme methyl coenzyme M reductase, which contains cofactor F430 as the prosthetic group.
A related conversion that utilizes both HS-CoB and HS-CoM is the reduction of fumarate to succinate, catalyzed by fumarate reductase:[2]
- CH3-S-CoM + HS-CoB -O2CCH=CHCO2- → -O2CCH2-CH2CO2- + CoB-S-S-CoM
[edit] References
- ^ Thauer, R. K., "Biochemistry of Methanogenesis: a Tribute to Marjory Stephenson", Microbiology, 1998, volume 144, pages 2377-2406.
- ^ Heim, S.; Künkel, A.; Thauer, R. K.; Hedderich, R. “Thiol:fumarate Reductase (Tfr) from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum: Identification of the Catalytic Sites for Fumarate Reduction and Thiol Oxidation” European Journal of Biochemistry 1998, volume 253, pages 292-299.
