TABLE 2.

Binding parameters of CBCyt. b₅₆₂ for various carbohydrates^a

Carbohydrate	Organism	Kd (μM)	Amax (μmol/g)	Amax/ Kd
Cellulose	Acetobacter xylinius	5.16	7.48	1.45
Chitin	Thalassiosira weissflogii	0.54	2.34	4.33
Xylan	Betula papyrifera	4.29	0.38	0.09
Mannan	Phytelephs macrocarpa	6.06	1.63	0.27
Arabinan	Beta vulgaris	3.50	1.04	0.30

^aThe parameters were derived from adsorption data plotted as described in Materials and Methods.