Succinyl CoA  (Synonyms: Succinyl-coenzyme A; S-(Hydrogen succinyl)coenzyme A)

Succinyl CoA (Succinyl-coenzyme A) is a pivotal intermediate metabolite in the tricarboxylic acid cycle and a key coenzyme A metabolite. Succinyl CoA is biosynthesized from α-ketoglutarate or propionyl-CoA. Succinyl CoA acts as a critical precursor and substrate for heme biosynthesis and gluconeogenesis. Succinyl CoA insufficiency caused by cobalamin deficiency is directly linked to growth retardation, impaired heme synthesis, tissue glycine accumulation and neurological abnormalities. Succinyl CoA can be used in research on metabolic, neurological, and hematological abnormalities (such as porphyria) caused by nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency (leading to a lack of Succinyl-Coenzyme A synthesis)^[1][2][3].

Succinyl CoA acts as a substrate for rat liver δ-aminolevulinic acid synthase-1 with a Michaelis constant (K_m) of 6-120 μmol/L^[2].
Succinyl CoA does not bind to recombinant NLRX1 in an in vitro pull-down assay^[2].

MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

867.61

C₂₅H₄₀N₇O₁₉P₃S

604-98-8

O[C@@H]1[C@H](OP(O)(O)=O)[C@@H](COP(OP(OCC(C)(C)[C@@H](O)C(NCCC(NCCSC(CCC(O)=O)=O)=O)=O)(O)=O)(O)=O)O[C@H]1N2C=NC3=C(N)N=CN=C32

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• [1]. Bicakci Z, et al. Growth retardation, general hypotonia, and loss of acquired neuromotor skills in the infants of mothers with cobalamin deficiency and the possible role of succinyl-CoA and glycine in the pathogenesis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015;94(9):e584.  [Content Brief]

  [2]. Bonkovsky HL, et al. Porphyrin and heme metabolism and the porphyrias. Compr Physiol. 2013 Jan;3(1):365-401.  [Content Brief]

  [3]. Zhang Y, et al. Cytosolic acetyl-coenzyme A is a signalling metabolite to control mitophagy. Nature. 2026;649(8098):1022-1031.  [Content Brief]