We describe the synthesis of three novel analogues of propionyl-coenzyme A, in which the sulfur atom has been replaced by methylene, ethylene, and thiomethylene, respectively. All three analogues, propion I dethia(carba)-CoA (I), propionyl-dethia-(dicarba)-CoA (2), and S-(2-oxobutany1)-CoA (3) were characterized by I H and '6-NMR spectroscopy and FAB mars spectrometry. Propionyl-CoA-oxaloacetate transcarboxylase from Propionibacteriunl sherrnanii accepted the novel analogues as substrates and carboxylated them to the corresponding methylmalonyl-CoA analogues (4-6). The latter were further converted into the succinyl-CoA analogues by the coenzyme-BIZ-dependent methylmalonyl-CoA mutase from the same organism. The succinyl-CoA analogues, succinyl-dethia(carba)-CoA (7), succinyl-dethia(dicarba)-CoA (S), and 4-carboxy(2-oxobutany1)-CoA (9) were obtained on a preparative scale and their Michaelis constants (K,) with methylmalonyl-CoA mutase were determined to be 0.136,2.20, and 0.132 mM, respectively (K, for succinyl-CoA is 0.025 mM). The V, , , values for 7,8, and 9 are I. I, 0.013, and 0.0047 pmol min-I U-l, respectively (V,,, for succinyl CoA is 1.0). The utility of the novel coenzyme A analogues in enzyme mechanistic studies is discussed.Y m ZHAO, MARTINA MICHENFELDER, et Jhos M~Y . Can. J. Chem. 72, 164 (1994). On dCcrit la synthkse de trois nouveaux analogues du propionyl-coenzyme-A dans lesquels l'atome de soufre a Ct C remplacC respectivement par un mkthylkne, un Cthylkne et un thiomCthylkne. On a caractCrisC les trois analogues, le propionyldCthia(carba)-CoA (I), le propionyl-dCthia(dicarba)-CoA (2) et le S-(2-oxo-butany1)-CoA (3) par spectroscopie RMN du 'H et du "P et par spectromCtrie de masse FAB. La propionyl-CoA-oxaloacCtate transcarboxylase du Propionibacterium shermar~ii accepte les nouveaux analogues comme substrats et par carboxylation les transforme en analogues mCthylmalony1-CoA correspondants (4-6). Par la suite, on a transform6 ces derniers en analogues succinyl-CoA en les soumettant k la mtthylmalonyl-CoA mutase dkpendante du c~e n z y m e -B~~ provenant du m&me organisme. On a obtenu les analogues succinyl-CoA, succinyl-dCthia(carba)-CoA (7), succinyl-dCthia(dicarba)-CoA (8) [Traduit par la ridaction]