Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

The inorganic chemistry of the cobalt corrinoids, derivatives of vitamin B 12, is reviewed, with
particular emphasis on equilibrium constants for, and kinetics of, their axial ligand …

Biologically active derivatives of vitamin B12 are organometallic cobalt-corrinoid complexes
crucial for the healthy function of humans, animals and microbes. Their role as cofactors to …

The Co–CMe bond dissociation in methylcobalamin (MeCbl), modeled by the Im–
[CoIIIcorrin]–Me+ system consisting of 58 atoms, is examined using the coupled-cluster …

This Perspective Article highlights recent theoretical developments, and summarizes the
current understanding of the photolytic properties of cobalamins from a computational point …

Photoactive transition-metal nitrosyl complexes are particularly interesting as potential drugs
that deliver nitric oxide (NO) upon UV-light irradiation to be used, eg, in photodynamic …

The biologically active forms of vitamin B 12, methylcobalamin (MeCbl) and
adenosylcobalamin (AdoCbl), are important cofactors in a variety of enzymatic processes. In …

The methylcobalamin cofactor (MeCbl), which is one of the biologically active forms of
vitamin B12, has been the subject of many spectroscopic and theoretical investigations …

Using a computational strategy based on density functional theory calculations, we
successfully designed a fluorescent sensor for detecting Zn2+ [J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110 …

Agents that cause double-strand breaks (DSBs) of DNA via radical formation have been
demonstrated to be effective in treating cancer because DSBs result in cellular apoptosis …