Table IV. Kinetic parameters of CaDGAT1 variants that gave high oil content in yeast.
Means ± se were determined by the SigmaPlot 12.5 enzyme kinetics module. ND, Not determined.
| DGAT Variant | S0.5 | Vmax | DGAT Protein Abundance in Microsomes (Relative to CaDGAT1) | Vmax, Adjusted for Protein Abundance | Hill Coefficient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| µm 18:1-CoA | pmol min−1 mg−1 microsomal protein | pmol min−1 mg−1 protein | % of CaDGAT1 | |||
| CaDGAT1 | 0.94 ± 0.12 | 3,798 ± 284 | 1 | 3,798 | 100 | 1.8 ± 0.38 |
| CaDGAT1-C11 | 0.20 ± 0.036 | 2,517 ± 301 | 0.2 | 12,585 | 331 | 2.6 ± 1.1 |
| CaDGAT1-C10 | 0.39 ± 0.025 | 2,467 ± 70 | 0.83 | 2,972 | 78 | 2.5 ± 0.40 |
| CaDGAT1-C13 | 0.52 ± 0.076 | 1,851 ± 124 | 0.29 | 6,383 | 168 | 2.3 ± 0.71 |
| CaDGAT1-C9 | 0.53 ± 0.079 | 2,210 ± 148 | 0.18 | 12,278 | 323 | 2.1 ± 0.62 |
| CaDGAT1-E3 | 0.57 ± 0.088 | 2,295 ± 168 | 0.2 | 11,475 | 302 | 2.5 ± 0.81 |
| CaDGAT1-D16 | 0.59 ± 0.075 | 1,989 ± 117 | 0.95 | 2,094 | 55 | 1.8 ± 0.45 |
| CaDGAT1-D2 | 0.69 ± 0.076 | 3,003 ± 163 | 1.25 | 2,402 | 63 | 2.1 ± 0.48 |
| CaDGAT1-D19 | 0.75 ± 0.11 | 3,133 ± 246 | 0.6 | 5,222 | 137 | 2.5 ± 0.86 |
| CaDGAT1-A2 | 1.11 ± 0.20 | 7,584 ± 737 | 0.92 | 8,243 | 217 | 1.6 ± 0.46 |
| ZmDGAT1-2 | 2.8 ± 0.19 | 1,138 ± 61 | ND | ND | ND | 2.7 ± 0.44 |