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. 2013 Nov 4;8(11):e77995. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077995

Table 2. Enzymatic characterisation of OPHC2 enzyme.

Substrates kcat (s−1) KM (µM) kcat/KM (M−1s−1)
Phosphoesters Ethyl-paraoxon (I) 4.05(±0.01)×10−3 94±19 1.33(±0.92)×101
Methyl-paraoxon (II) 3.87(±0.29)×10−1 261±56 1.48(±0.34)×103
Ethyl-parathion (III) ND ND ND
Methyl-parathion (IV) 5.71(±0.33)×10−2 21±6 2.68(±0.73)×103
Malathion (V) ND ND VLH
CMP-coumarin (VI) 3.38(±0.19)×10−1 114±17 2.96(±0.48)×103
Esters Phenyl-acetate (VII) 9.03(±1.26)×10−2 1620±563 5.56(±2.08)×101
p NP-Acetate (VIII) ND ND 2.17(±0.08)×101
p NP-Decanoate (IX) 3.22(±0.25)×10−2 138±48 2.33(±0.83)×102
Lactones AHLs (X–XV) ND ND ND
oxo-lactones (XVI–XX) ND ND ND
Di-hydrocoumarin (XXI) 2.39±0.20 403±100 5.93(±1.55)×103

Roman numbers correspond to the related chemical structure of the substrate presented in Figure S1. Data obtained with cobalt as cofactor. ND corresponds to not determined values because of no or too low catalytic rate. VLH correspond to Very Low Hydrolysis observed without the possibility to record a value.