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. 2008 Feb 4;52(4):1359–1365. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01563-07

TABLE 2.

Specific activities of T[SH]2 reductase, TST, and T[SH]2-dependent peroxidase in L. tarentolae soluble extracts

Enzymatic activity Substrate Sp act (nmol min−1 mg−1)a
Wild type Revertant strain Resistant strain
T[SH]2 reductase T[S]2 112 ± 9 120 ± 9b 114 ± 7.9b
TST CDNB 1.2 ± 0.5 1.6 ± 0.8b 1.0 ± 0.4b
T[SH]2-dependent peroxidase H2O2 3.5 ± 0.4 14.4 ± 0.9c 25.7 ± 1.0c
CuOOH 1.0 ± 0.1 3.1 ± 0.1c 8.9 ± 0.4c
tBuOOH 1.9 ± 0.2 8.8 ± 0.2c 22.4 ± 0.4c
a

All enzymatic activities were assayed as described in Materials and Methods and were corrected for nonenzymatic background rates. Values are means ± standard deviations.

b

P > 0.05 compared to wild-type value.

c

P < 0.0001 compared to wild-type value.