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. 2007 Aug 23;26(17):3879–3887. doi: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601816

Table 3.

Steady-state kinetic analyses of mutant PMEs

  kcat (s−1) Km (mm) kcat/Km (s−1 mm−1)
PME3937 wild-type 450±12 0.13±0.02 3462
Q153A 232±19 2.2±0.4 106
Q177A 40±1 0.22±0.01 181
D178A
V198A 68±3 0.06 ± 0.01 1133
D199A
R267A
W269A
T272A 425±8 0.77±0.04 552
M306A 59±1 0.53±0.03 111
The calculation of Km in mM assumes that all methylated GalAs are substrates and the degree of methylation of the pectin used (Sigma P9135) is 9%.