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Micronutrient cofactor research with extensions to applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2013

Donald B McCormick
Donald B McCormick*
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Program in Nutrition and Health Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322-3050, USA
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Correspondance auther:Donald B. McCormick,fax +1 770 938 2215, email biocdbm@emory.edu
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Following identification of essential micronutrients, there has been a continuum of research aimed at revealing their absorption, transport, utilization as cofactors, and excretion and secretion. Among those cases that have received our attention are vitamin B6, riboflavin, biotin, lipoate, ascorbate, and certain metal ions. Circulatory transport and cellular uptake of the water-soluble vitamins exhibit relative specificity and facilitated mechanisms at physiological concentrations. Isolation of enzymes and metabolites from micro–organisms and mammals has provided information on pathways involved in cofactor formation and metabolism. Kinases catalysing phosphorylation of B6 and riboflavin have a preference for Zn2+ in stereospecific chelates with adenosine triphosphate. The synthetase for flavin adenine dinucleotide prefers Mg2+. The flavin mononucleotide-dependent oxidase that converts the 5′–phosphates of pyridoxine and of pyridoxamine to pyridoxal phosphate is a connection between B6 and riboflavin and is a primary control point for conversion of B6 to its coenzyme. Sequencing and cloning of a side–chain oxidase for riboflavin was achieved. Details on binding and function have been delineated for some cofactor systems, especially in several flavoproteins. There is both photochemical oxidation and oxidative catabolism of B6 and riboflavin. Both biotin and lipoate undergo oxidation of their acid side chains with redox cleavage of the rings. Applications from our findings include the development of affinity absorbents, enhanced drug delivery, delineation of residues in biopolymer modification, pathogen photoinactivation in blood components, and input into human dietary recommendations. Ongoing and future research in the cofactor arena can be expected to add to this panoply. At the molecular level, the way in which the same cofactor can participate in diverse catalytic reactions resides in interactions with surrounding enzyme structures that must be determined case by case. At the level of human intake, more knowledge is desirable for making micronutrient recommendations based on biochemical indicators, especially for the span between infancy and adulthood.

Keywords

Micronutrient cofactorsVitaminsMetabolic pathwaysEnzymes
Type
Research Article
Information
Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , December 2002 , pp. 245 - 262
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Copyright © CABI Publishing 2002

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