TABLE 1 .
Specific activities of PedE and PedH with various alcohols and aldehydes
| Substrate |
Mean specific activity (U mg−1) ± SDd |
|
|---|---|---|
| PedE | PedH | |
| Methanol | 0.61 ± 0.10 | 0.80 ± 0.05 |
| Ethanol | 6.7 ± 0.9 | 11.0 ± 0.3 |
| Ethanolamine | 0.55 ± 0.09 | 1.6 ± 0.2 |
| 1-Butanol | 5.8 ± 0.1 | 11.5 ± 0.7 |
| 2-Butanol | 4.4 ± 0.7 | 7.6 ± 0.4 |
| 2,3-Butanediol | 0.39 ± 0.03 | 0.78 ± 0.04 |
| 1-Hexanol | 5.2 ± 0.1 | 10.4 ± 1.1 |
| 1-Octanola | 3.5 ± 0.2 | 4.7 ± 0.7 |
| 2-Phenylethanol | 6.7 ± 1.1 | 10.2 ± 1.4 |
| Acetaldehyde | 4.7 ± 0.5 | 6.7 ± 0.4 |
| Butyraldehyde | 6.1 ± 0.4 | 10.3 ± 0.6 |
| Hexanala | 3.8 ± 0.1 | 6.2 ± 0.3 |
| Octanala | 1.9 ± 0.2 | 3.6 ± 0.6 |
| Cinnamyl alcohola | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 3.9 ± 0.1 |
| Cinnamaldehydeb | NDc | NDc |
| Farnesolb | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 0.5 |
a
Substrate concentration of 10 mM in DMSO.
b
Substrate concentration of 500 mM in DMSO.
c
ND, activity below detection limit.
d
Data are presented as the mean value of three independent measurements and the corresponding standard deviation. A substrate concentration of 10 mM in H2O was used if not indicated otherwise.