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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Chem Res Toxicol. 2009 Mar;22(3):574–583. doi: 10.1021/tx8003449

Table 4.

Steady-state kinetic parameters for nucleotide incorporation by Exo- Klenow fragment and yeast polymerase η on 8-oxodG- and Tg-containing substratesa

Substrates dNTP kcat (min-1) km (nM) kcat / Km (nM-1 min-1) finc
5′-(8-oxodG)-dT-3′ By Exo-Klenow fragment with 15 mer Primer: 5′ - GCTAGGATCATAGCA - 3′

dATP 0.082 ± 0.005 (9.7 ± 0.2) × 102 8.5 × 10-5 5.7 × 10-2
dGTP 0.082 ± 0.001 (3.7 ± 0.2) × 104 2.2 × 10-7 1.5 × 10-4
dCTP 0.038 ± 0.003 26 ± 7 1.5 × 10-3 1.0
dTTP 0.016 ± 0.001 (4.8 ± 0.7) × 105 3.3 × 10-8 2.2 × 10-5

By yeast polymerase η with 15 mer Primer: 5′ - GCTAGGATCATAGCA - 3′

dATP 0.13 ± 0.01 (6.9 ± 1.3) × 102 1.9 × 10-4 5.1 × 10-2
dGTP 0.065 ± 0.010 (4.0 ± 0.9) × 103 1.6 × 10-5 4.3 × 10-3
dCTP 0.063 ± 0.005 17 ± 4 3.7 × 10-3 1.0
dTTP 0.041 ± 0.005 (1.3 ± 0.04) × 103 3.2 × 10-5 8.6 × 10-3

5′-dG-Tg-3′ By Exo- Klenow fragment with 14 mer Primer: 5′ - GCTAGGATCATAGC - 3′

dATP 0.057 ± 0.005 36 ± 3 1.6 × 10-3 1.0
dGTP 0.087 ± 0.014 (2.1 ± 0.4) × 104 4.1 × 10-6 2.6 × 10-3
dCTP 0.052 ± 0.005 (1.1 ± 0.2) × 105 4.7 × 10-7 2.9 × 10-4
dTTP 0.030 ± 0.003 (2.0 ± 0.2) × 105 1.5 × 10-6 9.4 × 10-4

By yeast polymerase η with 14 mer Primer: 5′ - GCTAGGATCATAGC - 3′

dATP 0.053 ± 0.001 71.1 ± 0.2 7.5 × 10-4 1.0
dGTP 0.070 ± 0.005 (6.0 ± 1.0) × 103 1.2 × 10-6 1.6 × 10-3
dCTP 0.067 ± 0.002 (4.0 ± 0.4) × 105 1.7 × 10-7 2.3 × 10-4
dTTP 0.058 ± 0.001 (1.1 ± 0.1) × 105 5.3 × 10-7 7.1 × 10-4
a

kcat and Km are average values based on three independent measurements