Table 1. Steady-state enzyme kinetics parameters for the activity of lpPAH at the selected conditions.
V max a | K m(L-Phe)a | K m(BH4)b | C 0.5(Fe(II))c |
µmol L-Tyr ⋅ min−1 ⋅ mg−1 | µM | µM | µM |
10.2±0.3 | 735±50 | 125±25 | 1.3±0.5 |
Measured at 200 µM BH4 in L-Phe saturation curves.
Measured at 1 mM L-Phe in BH4 saturation curves.
Concentration of Fe(II) that provides half-maximal activity, measured in the range 0–50 µM Fe(II).