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. 2004 Aug;70(8):4872–4879. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.8.4872-4879.2004

TABLE 5.

Km values for FAO1, FAO2a, and FAO2a′

Substrate Km (range [μM])a
FAO1 FAO2a FAO2a′
Octanol 41.0 (35.0-49.3) 503 (329.3-1069.2) 654 (323.5-30,607.9)
Decanol 15.1 (11.8-21.3) 74 (64.3-85.9) 69.6 (65.1-74.8)
Dodecanol 14.9 (11.9-19.9) 2.5 (2.4-2.5) 4.4 (3.9-4.4)
Tetradecanol 28.1 (20.8-43.3) 4.6 (4.5-4.8) 2.4 (2.2-2.5)
Hexadecanol 11.9 (11.1-11.8) 56 (51.2-61.7) 85 (78.4-93.5)
2-Decanol NRb 934 (823.2-1078.5) 1,090 (567.3-13,696.9)
2-Undecanol NR 141 (125.9-159.0) 162 (150.9-174.5)
2-Dodecanol NR 41.3 (39.60-43.06) 75.3 (67.9-84.5)
2-Hexadecanol NR 350 (332.5-370.0) 720 (628.1-844.2)
1,2-Dodecanediol NR 998 (720.2-1,622.7) 928 (742.6-1,237.3)
1,10-Decanediol 67.0 (58.9-77.6) 425 (394.4-462.3) 1,607 (1,377.2-1,927.5)
1,16-Hexadecanediol 10.3 (9.3-11.6) 37.3 (33.9-41.5) 16.3 (15.7-16.9)
10-Undecene-1-ol 9.9 (8.8-11.3) 45 (40.7-50.1) 36.1 (32.7-40.4)
12-Hydroxydodecanoic 99.0 (78.2-134.4) NR NR
16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic 7.4 (5.9-9.9) NR NR
a

Km values were derived from a double-reciprocal plot of substrate concentration and enzyme activity. Correlation coefficient values were always greater than 0.990.

b

NR, no reaction with this substrate.