Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kräutler

Institute of Organic Chemistry
University of Innsbruck
Innrain 80/82
6020 Innsbruck, Austria

tel: +43-512-507-57700
fax: +43-512-507-57799
e-mail: bernhard.kraeutler@uibk.ac.at

our research areas

Our research concerns the discovery, synthesis, analysis of molecular units and the investigation of their function and application in natural life and in technology. Participation in the research centre "Centre of Molecular Biosciences (CMBI).

B 12 - the Organometallic Cofactor

Chlorophyll Breakdown

Functionalized fullerenes and porphyrins

recent publications

M. Ruetz, C. Gherasim, K. Gruber, S. Fedosov, R. Bannerjee, B. Kräutler
Access to Organometallic Aryl-Cobaltcorrins through Radical Synthesis: 4-Ethylphenylcobalamin,
a Potential “Antivitamin B12”Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 52, 2606-2610 (2013)

M. Ruetz, S. Fedosov, B. Kräutler
Reconstitution of the B12-Macrocycle by Radical Ring Closure of a Blue SecocorrinAngew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, 6780-6784 (2012)

S. Banala, R. G. Huber, T. Müller, M. Fechtel, K. R. Liedl, B. Kräutler
Porphyrin-LEGO: Synthesis of a Hexafullereno-Diporphyrin Using Porphyrins Programmed for
[4+2]-CycloadditionChemComm, 48, 4359-4361 (2012)

S. Moser, T. Müller, A. Holzinger, C. Lütz, B. Kräutler
Structures of Chlorophyll Catabolites in Bananas (Musa acuminata) Lay out a Split Path of Chlorophyll
Breakdown in a Ripening Fruit Chem. Eur. J., 18, 10873-10885 (2012)

B. Kräutler, B. Puffer
Vitamin B12-Derivatives: Organometallic Catalysts, Cofactors and Ligands of Bio-MacromoleculesHandbook of Porphyrin Science, Vol. 25, 131-263 (2012)

K. Gruber, B. Puffer, B. Kräutler
Vitamin B12-derivates – enzyme cofactors and ligands of proteins and nucleic acids Chem. Soc rev., 40, 4346 – 4363 (2011)

S. Moser, T. Müller, A. Holzinger, C. Lütz, S. Jokusch, N. J. Turro, B. Kräutler
Fluorescent chlorophyll catabolites in bananas light up blue halos of cell death Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA 106, 15538-15542 (2009)

S. Banala, T. Rühl, K. Wurst & B. Kräutler
'Blackening' Porphyrins by Conjugating with Quinones Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 48, 599-603 (2009)

S. Moser, T. Müller, M.-O. Ebert, S. Jockusch, N. J. Turro, B. Kräutler
Blue Luminescence of Ripening Bananas. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 47, 8954-8957 (2008)

S. Gallo, M. Oberhuber, R. K. O. Sigel & B. Kräutler
The Corrin Moiety of Coenzyme B12 is the Determinant for Switching the btuB
Riboswitch of E. coli ChemBioChem. 9, 1408-1414 (2008)

S. Gschösser, B. Kräutler
B12-retro-Riboswitches: Guanosyl-Induced Constitutional Switching of B12-Coenzymes Chem. Eur. J. 14, 3605-3619 (2008)