Synthesis of Galloyl-Coenzyme A Thioester
Galloyl-CoA, a potential intermediate in the biosynthesis of gallotannins, has been prepared via N-succinimidyl 4-O-β-ᴅ-glucosidogallate and 4-O-β-ᴅ-glucosidogalloyl-CoA. Besides a major absorption band at 261 nm, the UV-spectra of the purified thioester and its corresponding 4-O-glucoside contain a longer wavelenght absorption band due to the thioester linkage at 305 nm (galloyl-CoA) or at 290 nm (shoulder, glucosidogalloyl-CoA). The molar extinction coefficients ε of the two thioesters were determined via the iron-complex of 4-O-β-ᴅ-glucosidogalloyl hydroxamic acid; ε261-values of 19.5 × 106 [cm2 mol-1] and 21.5 × 106 [cm2 mol-1] were calculated for galloyl-CoA and its glucoside, respectively. Difference spectra, i.e. absorbance before esterolysis and after, revealed maximal absorption of the thioester bond at 310 nm (⊿ε = 7.4 × 106 [cm2 mol-1]) for galloyl-CoA and at 282 nm (⊿ε = 7.2 × 106 [cm2 mol-6]) for glu- cosidogalloyl-CoA. The two thioesters were further characterized by determining their half-lifes during hydroxylaminolysis and alkaline hydrolysis.