Only after the addition of the substrate, methylmalonyl‐CoA, to the binary complex of highly purified methylmalonyl‐CoA mutase and coenzyme B12 is a clear ESR signal observed. This proves that radical intermediates that have only been postulated in the past are indeed involved in the enzymatic rearrangement of the carbon skeleton.
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