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    5,6-Dimethylbenzimidazole

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    5,6-Dimethylbenzimidazole
    5,6-Dimethylbenzimidazole.svg
    Names
    Preferred IUPAC name
    5,6-Dimethyl-1H-benzimidazole
    Identifiers
    3D model (JSmol)
    116595
    ChEBI
    ChEMBL
    ChemSpider
    DrugBank
    EC Number
    • 209-488-1
    279255
    KEGG
    UNII
    Properties
    C9H10N2
    Molar mass 146.193 g·mol−1
    Hazards
    GHS pictograms GHS07: Harmful
    GHS Signal word Warning
    H302, H315, H319, H335, H412
    P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+312, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P312, P321, P330, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P403+233, P405, P501
    Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
    Infobox references

    5,6-Dimethylbenzimidazole is a natural benzimidazole derivative. It is a component of vitamin B12 where it serves as a ligand for the cobalt atom.[1]

    5,6-Dimethylbenzimidazole is biosynthesized from flavin mononucleotide by the enzyme 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole synthase.[2]

    References

    1. Barker, HA; Smyth, RD; Weissbach, H; Toohey, JI; Ladd, JN; Volcani, BE (1960). "Isolation and properties of crystalline cobamide coenzymes containing benzimidazole or 5, 6-dimethylbenzimidazole". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 235 (2): 480–8. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)69550-X. PMID 13796809. 
    2. "5,6-Dimethylbenzimidazole biosynthesis". MetaCyc. http://www.biocyc.org/META/NEW-IMAGE?type=PATHWAY&object=PWY-5523. 



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