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The deuterium noise-decoupled 13C n.m.r. spectrum of dicyanocobalamin (5) biosynthesised from [methyl-13CD3]methionine shows intact incorporation of seven methyl groups into the macrocycle of vitamin B12 without exchange of D with H of the medium.
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Battersby et al. (1976) studied this question.
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