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. 2024 Jun 18;63(13):1636–1646. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.4c00066

Table 2. Kinetic Parameters of hALAS2 Variants.

  WT V562A M567Ia
PLP
Vmax (U/mg)b 2470 ± 160 15600 ± 850 3780 ± 31
KM (nM) 413 ± 63 653 ± 74 542 ± 17
kcat (sec–1) 3.4 × 10–4 ± 2 × 10–5 2.1 × 10–3 ± 1 × 10–4 5.17 × 10–4 ± 4 × 10–6
kcat/KM (sec–1 M–1) 823 3220 1060
Glycine
Vmax (U/mg) 12800 ± 333 28500 ± 824 13700 ± 2550
KM (mM) 10.1 ± 0.8 23 ± 2 26 ± 17
kcat (sec–1) 1.75 × 10–3 ± 5 × 10–5 3.9 × 10–3 ± 1 × 10–4 1.45 × 10–3 ± 5 × 10–5
kcat/KM (sec–1 M–1) 0.173 0.169 0.0558
Succinyl-CoA
Vmax (U/mg) 14900 ± 384 26400 ± 1090 9040 ± 329
KM (μM) 108 ± 8 272 ± 26 41 ± 5
kcat (sec–1) 2.04 × 10–3 ± 5 × 10–6 3.6 × 10–3 ± 1 × 10–4 1.16 × 10–3 ± 2 × 10–5
kcat/KM (sec–1 M–1) 18.9 13.2 28.3
a

Allosteric sigmoidal fit: Glycine nh = 0.7 ± 0.1; succinyl-CoA nh = 0.78 ± 0.07

b

U measured as nmol of ALA produced per hour