Table 1.

Kinetic characterization of the enzymatic activities with oxalacetate and pyruvate of T. vaginalis cell extract and genes expressed in E. coli

Enzyme sample	Activity
	Oxalacetate			Pyruvate
	pH	Km*	Vmax†	pH	Km*	Vmax†
Homogenate	7.6	67	23	7.2	175	5
TvLDH1	5.9	40	31	6.1	45	400
Leu91Arg	6.3	425	1,430	6.1	85	123
TvMDH	7.6	33	3,076	ND	ND	ND
Arg91Leu	6.5	222	400	ND	ND	ND

ND, not detectable. 

^*μM. 

^†μmol⋅min⁻¹⋅mg protein⁻¹.