Table 3.
Kinetic parameters for KHO cleavage catalyzed by selected EC KDPG aldolase mutants.*
Mutant | Mutations |
kcat (s−1) |
KM (mM) |
kcat/KM (M−1s−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|
wt-ECA | none | 2 ± 0.6 | 150 ± 50 | 14 ± 4 |
EC 9 | V17L/E51K/P94L/G124M/L173M | -- | -- | > 0.1 |
EC 10 | V17L/V23I/E51K/P94L/F134I/L173M/D190E | -- | -- | > 0.2 |
EC 11 | V17L/A53T/P94L/V118L/A137T/L173M | 0.01 ± 0.005 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 10 ± 3 |
Initial velocity for pyruvate formation was measured using a lactate dehydrogenase coupled assay at 25 °C. Steady state kinetic parameters were determined by fitting of the Michaelis-Menten equation to the initial velocity as a function of the substrate concentration.