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. 2011 Oct 20;6(4):827–834. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2011.149

Table 2. Dissociation constants of selected Pns to the E. coli PhnD and to two different PhnD versions of Prochlorococcus MIT9301 measured at 30 °C.

Ligand
PhnD1
PhnD2
E. coli
Name Abbreviation   Kd (μ)  
Phosphate Pi 54.9a
Phosphite   0.12 2.0
Methylphosphonate MPn 39.0 0.8 18.4
Ethylphosphonate EPn 2.8 1.4
Aminomethylphosphonate AMPn 16.6
2-aminoethylphosphonate 2-AEPn 0.1
Phosphonoacetate PnAc 17.8
a

The high Kd value observed for Pi with Prochlorococcus PhnD1 are 30 times higher than the highest deep sea P concentrations and are therefore environmentally irrelevant. ‘−' Denotes no binding detected.