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. 2006 Sep 27;399(Pt 2):177–190. doi: 10.1042/BJ20060854

Table 1. Kinetic parameters for exocyclic DNA MTases.

HM, hemimethylated; L, linear; SC, supercoiled; UM, unmethylated.

Enzyme kcat (s−1) Km(DNA) (M) Km(AdoMet) (M) kcat/Km(DNA) (M−1·s−1) DNA substrate Reference
M.EcoRV 9.4×10−5 7.1×10−6 0.013×103 12 UM [36]
20.3×10−5 1.0×10−6 0.203×103 16 UM [36]
27×10−5 0.3×10−6 0.9×103 20 UM [36]
16.7×10−5 0.91×10−6 0.184×103 20 HM [36]
44.7×10−5 0.27×10−6 1.66×103 382 UM [36]
M.EcaI 0.0047 182×10−9 1.8×10−6 2.58×104 24 UM [28,37]
0.0025 91×10−9 2.7×104 24 HM [28]
M.EcoRI 0.11 28×10−9 1.17×10−6 3.8×106 14 UM [38]
0.58 25×10−9 0.23×108 14 UM [39]
0.23 1.3×10−9 1.8×108 pBR322 [39]
0.14 24.4×10−9 0.28×10−6 451×106 14 UM [40]
0.105 42.9×10−9 0.248×10−6 2.45×106 14 HM [40]
0.124 2.44×10−9 118×10−9 0.51×108 14 bp [26]
0.142 0.346×10−9 210×10−9 4.1×108 pBR322 [26]
0.58 25×10−9 0.24×108 14 bp [39]
0.25 5.9×10−9 0.42×108 106 bp [39]
0.16 2.1×10−9 0.76×108 222 bp [39]
0.25 2.4×10−9 1.0×108 429 bp [39]
0.37 3.7×10−9 1.0×108 2326 bp [39]
0.30 3.2×10−9 0.94×108 4361 bp [39]
EcoDam 0.0041 122×10−9 33.7×103 14 UM [41]
0.316 3.6×10−9 12.2×10−6 8.77×107 ColEI DNA [42]
0.0208 25.5×10−9 816×103 14 bp HM [41]
0.93 17.4×10−9 5.6×10−6 20 bp [34]
T4 Dam 0.015 6.3×10−9 2.38×106 20 bp UM [43]
0.010 6.0×10−9 1.67×106 20 bp HM [43]
0.014 7.7×10−9 1.8×106 24 bp UM [44]
0.14 1.1×10−12 0.1×10−6 1.27×1011 T4 gt dam DNA [45]
M.BamHI 0.0175 2.1×10−6 8.3×103 12 bp [46]
0.053 196×10−9 1.22×10−6 2.7×105 20 bp UM [23]
M.EcoP15I 0.0053 8×10−7 6.62×103 31 bp [47]
9.6×10−5 8.3×10−7 1.15×102 pUC 18 [48]
M.TaqI (60 °C) 0.73 0.6×10−6 3.7×10−6 1.21×106 36 HM [49]
M.FokI 4.5×10−4 1.6×10−7 2.81×103 21 UM [50]
0.002 1.3×10−7 1.54×104 21 HM [50]
M.ClaI 5.5×10−5 1.3×10−6 42.3 12 UM [51]
CcrM 3.3×10−4 45/50 HM [29]
M.BcgI 8.3×10−6 3.0×10−7 27.7 λ DNA [52]
M.MvaI 7.5×10−3 45×10−9 1.67×105 14 bp [53]
M.KpnI 3.3×10−4 0.15×10−6 2.2×103 pUC18 DNA (SC) [35]
7.2×10−4 0.09×10−6 8.0×103 pUC 18 DNA (L)
2.2×10−3 1.95×10−6 1.1×103 UM
5.6×10−3 1.42×10−6 4.0×103 HM
M.RsrI 1.9×10−2 [54]