title: Efficient synthesis of radiolabeled propionyl-coenzyme A and acetyl-coenzyme A.
abstract: The efficient microscale synthesis of [1-14C]propionyl-CoA from commercially available sodium [1-14C]-propionate using 1,1'-carbonyldiimidazole in yields of nearly 70% is reported for the first time. A substantial improvement in the process for making [1-14C]acetyl-CoA from sodium [1-14C]acetate was also achieved. Yields of greater than 90% were consistently obtained for the latter synthesis. The salt-free CoA-thioesters were obtained in homogenous form by reverse-phase HPLC. The products were judged to be pure by 1H NMR analysis: neither iso-CoA analogs nor contaminants frequently found in commercial samples could be detected. The samples of acetyl- and propionyl-CoA were shown to be radiochemically pure by HPLC and by analysis of the products of incubations with acetyl- and propionyl-CoA carboxylase. This highly efficient synthesis is a cost-effective method for the preparation of radiolabeled CoA thioesters and can easily be adapted to the production of other acyl-CoA analogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Rajgarhia
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Priestley
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Strohl
mesh_terms: D000105:Acetyl Coenzyme A / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D007553:Isotope Labeling
chemical_list: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; C009061:propionyl-coenzyme A; D000105:Acetyl Coenzyme A