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. 2016 Dec 14;5(4):53. doi: 10.3390/biology5040053

Table 2.

Michaelis constants for substrates (Km) determined for the mitochondrial and nuclear GDH from rat liver [26].

Substrate Measurement Conditions Mitochondrial GDH Nuclear GDH
Km, mM Km, mM
Glutamate 50 mM K3PO4, pH 9.0, 0.05 mM NAD+ 4.35 0.91
2-oxoglutarate 50 mM K3PO4, pH 7.6, 0.05 mM NADH, 50 mM NH4Cl 0.45 0.13
NH4+ (NH4Cl) 50 mM K3PO4, pH 7.6, 0.05 mM NADH, 1.25 mM 2-oxoglutarate 30.0 11.0
NAD+ 50 mM K3PO4, pH 9.0, 25 mM glutamate 0.02 0.06
NADH 50 mM K3PO4, pH 7.6, 50 mM NH4Cl, 1.25 mM 2-oxoglutarate 0.02 0.02