Succinyl-CoA

Succinyl-CoA

Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	N
ChEBI	Y
ChemSpider	Y
InChI InChI=1S/C25H40N7O19P3S/c1-25(2,20(38)23(39)28-6-5-14(33)27-7-8-55-16(36)4-3-15(34)35)10-48-54(45,46)51-53(43,44)47-9-13-19(50-52(40,41)42)18(37)24(49-13)32-12-31-17-21(26)29-11-30-22(17)32/h11-13,18-20,24,37-38H,3-10H2,1-2H3,(H,27,33)(H,28,39)(H,34,35)(H,43,44)(H,45,46)(H2,26,29,30)(H2,40,41,42)/t13-,18-,19-,20+,24-/m1/s1 Y Key: VNOYUJKHFWYWIR-ITIYDSSPSA-N Y InChI=1/C25H40N7O19P3S/c1-25(2,20(38)23(39)28-6-5-14(33)27-7-8-55-16(36)4-3-15(34)35)10-48-54(45,46)51-53(43,44)47-9-13-19(50-52(40,41)42)18(37)24(49-13)32-12-31-17-21(26)29-11-30-22(17)32/h11-13,18-20,24,37-38H,3-10H2,1-2H3,(H,27,33)(H,28,39)(H,34,35)(H,43,44)(H,45,46)(H2,26,29,30)(H2,40,41,42)/t13-,18-,19-,20+,24-/m1/s1 Key: VNOYUJKHFWYWIR-ITIYDSSPBJ
Jmol-3D images	Image
MeSH
PubChem
SMILES O=C(O)CCC(=O)SCCNC(=O)CCNC(=O)[C@H](O)C(C)(C)COP(=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)OC[C@H]3O[C@@H](n2cnc1c(ncnc12)N)[C@H](O)[C@@H]3OP(=O)(O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C25H40N7O19P3S
Molar mass	867.608
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Succinyl-Coenzyme A, abbreviated as Succinyl-CoA or SucCoA, is a combination of succinic acid and coenzyme A.

Sources

It is an important intermediate in the citric acid cycle, where it is synthesized from α-Ketoglutarate by α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase through decarboxylation. During the process, coenzyme A is added.

With B12 as an enzymatic cofactor, it is also synthesized from propionyl CoA, the odd-numbered fatty acid, which cannot undergo beta-oxidation.^[1] Propionyl-CoA is carboxylated to D-methylmalonyl-CoA, isomerized to L-methylmalonyl-CoA, and rearranged to yield succinyl-CoA via a vitamin B₁₂-dependent enzyme. Succinyl-CoA is an intermediate of the citric acid cycle and can be readily incorporated there.

Fate

It is converted into succinate through the hydrolytic release of coenzyme A by succinyl-CoA synthetase (succinate thiokinase).

Another fate of succinyl-CoA is porphyrin synthesis, where succinyl-CoA and glycine are combined by ALA synthase to form δ-aminolevulinic acid (dALA).

Formation

Succinyl CoA can be formed from methylmalonyl CoA through the utilization of deoxyadenosyl-B₁₂ (deoxyadenosylcobalamin) by the enzyme methylmalonyl-CoA mutase. This reaction, which requires vitamin B₁₂ as a cofactor, is important in the catabolism of some branched-chain amino acids as well as odd-chain fatty acids.

Interactive pathway map

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References

Citric acid cycle metabolic pathway
			Oxaloacetate			Malate			Fumarate			Succinate			Succinyl-CoA
Acetyl-CoA				NADH + H+	NAD+			H2O		FADH2	FAD		CoA + ATP(GTP)	Pi + ADP(GDP)
	+	H2O														NADH + H+ + CO2
		CoA														NAD+
					H2O		H2O			NAD(P)+	NAD(P)H + H+			CO2
			Citrate			cis-Aconitate			Isocitrate			Oxalosuccinate			α-Ketoglutarate
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