TABLE 2.
Disulfide substratea | Mean specific enzyme activity (mkat/kg of protein) ± SDb |
|
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LpdAAm | PdhLRe | |
(±)-α-Lipoamide | 1,833.3 ± 19.2 | 1,666.7 ± 57.8 |
(±)-α-Lipoic acid | 130.0 ± 1.5 | 78.3 ± 2.8 |
DTNB | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 2.8 ± 0.3 |
DTDP | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.5 ± 0.1 |
DTDB | - | - |
GSSG | - | - |
DTNB, 5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid); DTDP, 3,3′-dithiodipropionic acid; DTDB, 4,4′-dithiodibutyric acid; GSSG, glutathione-disulfide.
Each assay was performed in triplicate. -, below detection limit.