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. 2003 Apr 29;100(10):5670–5675. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1031504100

Table 2.

Comparison of the influence of divalent metal ions on steady-state kinetic parameters governing hydrolysis of dUTP catalyzed by recombinant E. coli dUTPase

Metal ion kcat (s−1) kcat/Km (M−1⋅s−1 × 106)
No metal ion 4.5  ± 0.1 0.49  ± 0.1
Mg2+ 14.7  ± 2.2 25.1  ± 7.4
Mn2+ 14.5  ± 2.2
VO2+ 27.3  ± 4.1 2.8  ± 0.9
VO(acac)2 24.2  ± 3.6 2.4  ± 0.7

—, Not determined.