title: Enzymatic synthesis, characterization, and metabolism of the coenzyme A ester of o-succinylbenzoic acid, an intermediate in menaquinone (vitamin K2) biosynthesis.
abstract: The enzymatic synthesis of the "active" o-succinylbenzoic acid is described and the factors controlling its formation are investigated. Tritium-labeled coenzyme A is incorporated into "active" o-succinylbenzoic acid, but label from [2-3H]ATP or [gamma-32P is not, indicating that the active compound is a coenzyme A thio ester(2). The compound is shown by two different methods to contain 1 mol only of coenzyme A per mol of o-succinylbenzoic acid. The o-succinylbenzoic and coenzyme A ester (2) is unstable at alkaline and neutral pH, but is fairly stable under acid conditions. The coenzyme A ester (2) is converted to 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (3) by enzyme preparations from Mycobacterium phlei and Escherichia coli without any cofactor requirement.
mesh_terms: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D002474:Cell-Free System; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009168:Mycobacterium phlei / Q000378:metabolism*; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes; D011865:Radioisotope Dilution Technique; D014316:Tritium; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes; D014316:Tritium; D014812:Vitamin K; C034775:2-succinylbenzoyl-coenzyme A