A carbon-skeleton walk: a novel double rearrangement of glutaryl-CoA catalyzed by the human methylmalonyl-CoA mutase

Biofactors. 1995;5(2):83-6.

Abstract

Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase is a member of the coenzyme B12-dependent family of isomerases and interconverts methylmalonyl-CoA and succinyl-CoA. We have examined the ability of the enzyme to effect a double rearrangement reaction when presented with glutaryl-CoA, a substrate analog with a three-carbon template on which two successive 1,2 migrations can occur. Our results demonstrate that the enzyme converts glutaryl-CoA to both methylsuccinyl-CoA and ethylmalonyl-CoA. To our knowledge, this is the first example of a double rearrangement reaction catalyzed by a coenzyme B12-dependent enzyme.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Acyl Coenzyme A / chemistry*
  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Humans
  • Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Acyl Coenzyme A
  • ethylmalonyl-coenzyme A
  • methylsuccinyl-coenzyme A
  • glutaryl-coenzyme A
  • Carbon
  • Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase