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. 2025 Mar 30;8:523. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-07971-7

Table 1.

Kinetic parameters of selected kinases

Enzyme (short name) directiona Substrateb fixed co-substrate concentrationc (activator concentration)d
Xylulokinase (XK)

GTP

Xylulose, 2.5 mM

ATP

Xylulose, 2.5 mM

Xylulose

GTP, 10 mM

Xylulose

ATP, 25 mM

forward kcat = 6540 ± 177 kcat = 6653 ± 281 kcat = 8788 ± 375 kcat = 7489 ± 147
Km = 0.12 ± 0.02 Km = 1.18 ± 0.18 Km = 0.30 ± 0.07 Km = 0.50 ± 0.05
Phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) GDP-e ADP-
forward kcat = 771 ± 20 kcat = 733 ± 12
Km = 0.135 ± 0.008 Km = 0.08 ± 0.002
nH = 1.63 ± 0.11 nH = 4.03 ± 0.4

GTP

3-PG, 25 mM

ATP

3-PG, 4 mM

3-PG

GTP, 25 mM

3-PG

ATP, 10 mM

reverse kcat = 2831 ± 348 kcat = 4256 ± 148 kcat = 3273 ± 365 kcat = 5767 ± 194
Km = 4.66 ± 1.24 Km = 0.48 ± 0.07 Km = 6.90 ± 1.44 Km = 0.65 ± 0.08
Pyruvate kinase (PK)

GDP

PEP, 10 mM

(FBP, 0)

ADP

PEP, 10 mM

(FBP, 0)

PEP

GDP, 5 mM

(FBP, 0)

PEP

ADP, 5 mM

(FBP, 0)

forward kcat = 977 ± 48 kcat = 9508 ± 328 kcat = 3084 ± 312 kcat = 9212 ± 50
Km = 0.90 ± 0.14 Km = 1.87 ± 0.14 Km = 23.0 ± 4.0 Km = 1.56 ± 0.02
nH = 1.41 ± 0.09f nH = 1.32 ± 0.02

GDP

PEP, 10 mM

(FBP, 0.5 mM)

ADP

PEP, 10 mM

(FBP, 0.5 mM)

PEP

GDP, 5 mM

(FBP, 0.5 mM)

PEP

ADP, 5 mM

(FBP, 0.5 mM)

forward kcat = 2341 ± 102 kcat = 9213 ± 245 kcat = 3794 ± 218 kcat = 9814 ± 152
Km = 0.92 ± 0.09 Km = 1.74 ± 0.11 Km = 6.40 ± 0.81 Km = 1.64 ± 0.07
nH = 1.40 ± 0.18 nH = 1.39 ± 0.07 nH = 1.24 ± 0.01 nH = 1.26 ± 0.05

GDP

PEP, 10 mM

(FBP, 3 mM)

ADP

PEP, 10 mM

(FBP, 3 mM)

PEP

GDP, 5 mM

(FBP, 3 mM)

PEP

ADP, 5 mM

(FBP, 3 mM)

forward kcat = 5747 ± 218 kcat = 9032 ± 328 kcat = 6545 ± 146 kcat = 9585 ± 143
Km = 1.06 ± 0.1 Km = 1.75 ± 0.14 Km = 2.75 ± 0.16 Km = 1.52 ± 0.06
nH = 1.34 ± 0.13 nH = 1.47 ± 0.11 nH = 1.28 ± 0.06 nH = 1.40 ± 0.06

GDP

PEP, 10 mM

(FBP, 10 mM)

ADP

PEP, 10 mM

(FBP, 10 mM)

PEP

GDP, 5 mM

(FBP, 10 mM)

PEP

ADP, 5 mM

(FBP, 10 mM)

forward kcat = 7479 ± 287 kcat = 8846 ± 383 kcat = 7747 ± 152 kcat = 9335 ± 90
Km = 0.89 ± 0.07 Km = 1.47 ± 0.14 Km = 2.30 ± 0.12 Km = 1.60 ± 0.04
nH = 1.42 ± 0.17 nH = 1.57 ± 0.17 nH = 1.50 ± 0.07 nH = 1.34 ± 0.04
Acetate kinase (AK)

GDP

Acetyl-P, 5 mM

ADP

Acetyl-P, 5 mM

Acetyl-P

GDP, 10 mM

Acetyl-P

ADP, 10 mM

forward kcat = 35,365 ± 1,150 kcat = 25,437 ± 1668 kcat = 32,137 ± 823 kcat = 25,112 ± 1755
Km = 1.47 ± 0.13 Km = 1.13 ± 0.21 Km = 1.28 ± 0.07 Km = 1.49 ± 0.2

GTP

Acetate, 10 mM

ATP

Acetate, 10 mM

Acetate

GTP, 10 mM

Acetate

ATP, 10 mM

reverse NAg kcat = 16.68 ± 0.74 kcat = 12.85 ± 0.85
Km = 1.47 ± 0.17 NA Km = 2.37 ± 0.38

aDesignates the forward or reverse reaction related to the “glycolysis direction”.

bkcat values are given in iu/µmol. Km values are in mM. The data show the means and standard deviations of three replicates.

cThe kinetics were performed at a fixed, saturating concentration of the co-substrate.

dFor the pyruvate kinase, the kinetics were performed in presence of the allosteric activator FBP at 0, 0.5, 3, and 10 mM.

eFor the phosphoglycerate kinase (forward direction), coupled assays using glyceraldehyde 3-P (at a fixed concentration) and GAPDH were performed. Therefore, the concentration of the real (co-) substrate of the enzyme (1,3-BPG) is not known.

fDesignates the Hill coefficient, when cooperativity is observed. Values of nH between 0.9 and 1.1 (no significant cooperativity) are not reported.

gNo activity detected.