Table 1.
Initial rates of FabH or C112Q mutant reactivity with substrates and analogs*
| FabH wt (rates in min−1) | FabH C112Q (rates in min−1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| reactants → products | pH 6 | pH 7 | pH 8 | pH 6 | pH 7 | pH 8 |
| acetyl- & malonyl-CoA → acetoacetyl-CoA | 0.47 ± 0.04 | 0.74 ± 0.01 | 0.81 ± 0.01 | |||
| malonyl-CoA → acetyl-CoA/acetoacetyl-CoA | n.d. | biphasic | 0.043 ± 0.001‡ | 0.0060 ± 0.0006 | 0.18 ± 0.01 | 0.20 ± 0.02 |
| acetyl-CoA → CoA | 0.0004 ± 0.0001 | 0.0010 ± 0.0001 | 0.0038 ± 0.0002 | 0.0005 ± 0.0001 | 0.0006 ± 0.0001 | 0.0030 ± 0.0001 |
| malonyl-CoA → CoA | 0.0005 ± 0.0001 | 0.0007 ± 0.0001 | 0.0032 ± 0.0005 | |||
| acetyl-oxa(dethia)CoA → oxa(dethia)CoA | ~ 0.003 | ~ 0.001 | ||||
| malonyl-oxa(dethia)CoA → oxa(dethia)CoA | ~ 0.001 | ~ 0.001 | ||||
Reactions determined by HPLC analysis have ~250 μM substrate or analog and 10 μM FabH wt or FabH C112Q. Not detected (n.d.)
Reaction contained 25 μM acetyl-CoA to alleviate lag phase, value is for acetoacetyl-CoA appearance, malonyl-CoA disappearance rate is approximately double.