Table 1.
Turnover number (k cat) and catalytic efficiency (k cat/K M) of Equisetum HTG compared with XTHs having predominantly XET activity
Enzyme | Donor substrate (mg ml−1) | Acceptor substrate | k cat (min−1) | K M (μm) for the indicated acceptor substrate | k cat/K M (mm −1 min−1) | ||
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XET activity | MXE activity | CXE activity | |||||
HTG ex Pichia | 5.0a | XXXG | 3.9 ± 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | |||
HTG ex Pichia | 5.0a | XXXGol | 0.266e | 3.4 ± 0.4 | 0.52 ± 0.06 | 510e | |
HTG ex Pichia | 1.5a | XXXGol | 0.77 ± 0.13 | 0.85 ± 0.07 | |||
HTG ex Pichia | 0.5a | XXXGol | 0.91 ± 0.04 | 0.58 ± 0.14 | |||
HTG ex Pichia | Approximately 900b | XXXGol | 2.7 ± 0.5 | ||||
Native Equisetum HTGc | MLG, 5.0 | XXXGol | 0.086, 0.069 | [0.52]d | 170, 130 | ||
HTG ex Pichia | MLG, 5.0 | XXXG | 0.270 | [0.52]d | 520 | ||
Poplar XETf | XyG | Glc8‐based XGO mixture | 4.8 | 400 | 12 | ||
Barley HvXET5g | XyG | XXXGol | 0.34, 0.38 | 69 | 4.9, 5.6 |
Soluble donor substrate: tamarind xyloglucan or barley MLG, as appropriate.
Insoluble donor substrate: 18.6 mg cellulose (alkali‐washed paper) + 20 μl total aqueous solution.
Data for two independent preparations of Equisetum fluviatile HTG.
Assumed.
The value given is for MXE activity.
Data from Baumann et al. (2007).
Data from the erratum to Hrmova et al. (2007).