Table 2.
Dependency of blue complex formation and its subsequent decomposition on amino acid structure
| Amino acid | Blue complex, μM | k1, min−1 |
|---|---|---|
| Asparagine | 8.5 | 0.68 |
| Glycine | 14.0 | 0.94 |
| Serine | 19.8 | 0.69 |
| Glutamate | 10.3 | 0.69 |
| Leucine | 23.2 | 0.63 |
| Glutamine | 21.5 | 0.53 |
| Methionine | 23.5 | 0.46 |
| Lysine | 24.9 | 0.32 |
| Arginine | 25.5 | 0.28 |
| Phenylalanine | 22.5 | 0.26 |
| Histidine | 25.0 | 0.05 |
| Proline | 0.0 | — |
| N-Acetylglycine | 0.0 | — |
| N-Acetylleucine | 0.0 | — |
| N-Acetylhistidine | 13.4 | 0.58 |
| Glycylglycine | 0.0 | — |
Conditions were as described for Fig. 1. k1 is the rate constant for complex decomposition.