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PW-054 Amino Acid & Nitrogen Metabolism Anaplerotic unreviewed

Propionyl-CoA to Succinyl-CoA (anaplerosis)

Propionyl-CoA (odd-chain FA, Val, Ile, Met, Thr) Succinyl-CoA (TCA / gluconeogenesis)
Compartment
Mitochondrial matrix
Main tissue
Liver, most tissues
Rate-limiting
Propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC)
Steps
3

Reaction steps

In source order, 3 total

showing 1–3
  1. 1

    Propionyl-CoA + HCO3- + ATP -> D-methylmalonyl-CoA + ADP + Pi

    Propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC) 6.4.1.3 ST-0376 Irreversible rate-limiting Biotin (B7) ATP Bicarbonate/CO2
    In Propionyl-CoA HCO3- ATP
    Out D-Methylmalonyl-CoA ADP Pi
    › Notes

    Entry point for odd-chain fatty acids, valine, isoleucine, methionine and threonine. Deficiency causes propionic acidaemia.

  2. 2

    D-Methylmalonyl-CoA <-> L-methylmalonyl-CoA

    Methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase (racemase) 5.1.99.1 ST-0377 Reversible
    In D-Methylmalonyl-CoA <
    Out L-Methylmalonyl-CoA
  3. 3

    L-Methylmalonyl-CoA -> succinyl-CoA

    Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MMUT) 5.4.99.2 ST-0378 Irreversible/directional Cobalamin (B12)
    In L-Methylmalonyl-CoA
    Out Succinyl-CoA
    › Notes

    Requires adenosylcobalamin. B12 deficiency raises serum methylmalonic acid, which distinguishes it from folate deficiency; inherited defects cause methylmalonic acidaemia.

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