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. 2017 Nov 20;27(15):1130–1161. doi: 10.1089/ars.2017.7123

Table 3.

Selected Rate Constants and Catalytic Efficiencies

Reaction Catalyst? Rate constant or kcatapp/Kmappvalue Reference
GSH + O2•− + H+→GS + H2O2 Nonenzymatic ∼200 M−1s−1 (142)
2 O2•− + 2 H+→O2 + H2O2 Nonenzymatic 2 × 105M−1s−1 (93)
2 O2•− + 2 H+→O2 + H2O2 Superoxide dismutase 2 × 109M−1s−1 (82)
GS + NO/NO2/GS→GSNO/NO2/SG•− Nonenzymatic ∼109M−1s−1 (38, 147)
GSH + H2O2→GSOH + H2O Nonenzymatic 0.87 M−1s−1 (295)
GSH + H2O2→GSOH + H2O Ure2 84 M−1s−1 (16)
GAPDHred + H2O2→GAPDHox + H2O GAPDH ∼(2–11) × 102M−1s−1 (165)
Grxred + H2O2→Grxox + H2O mGrx2 7.7 × 103M−1s−1 (80)
Grxred + H2O2→Grxox + H2O hGrx2 2.5 × 104M−1s−1 (80)
Grxred + H2O2→Grxox + H2O ScGrx1 5.3 × 104M−1s−1 (52)
Grxred + H2O2→Grxox + H2O ScGrx2 2.6 × 104M−1s−1 (52)
Prxred + H2O2→Prxox + H2O Tsa1 2.2 × 107M−1s−1 (207)
Prxred + H2O2→Prxox + H2O Tsa2 1.3 × 107M−1s−1 (207)
GPxred + H2O2→GPxox + H2O Mammalian GPx1/3 (4–5) × 107M−1s−1 (89, 273)
Prxred + H2O2→Prxox + H2O Prx2 108M−1s−1 (174)
GSH + HSA(SOH)→HSA(SSG) + H2O Nonenzymatic 2.9 M−1s−1 (276)
Cys(SH) + Cys(SOH)→CysSSCys + H2O Nonenzymatic >105M−1s−1 (199)
2 GSH + GPx(SeOH)→GPx(SeH) + GSSG Mammalian GPx1/3/4 (0.6–4) × 105M−1s−1 (273)
Trxred + GPx/Prx(SOH)→GPx/Prx(SH) + Trxox Other GPx ∼104−106M−1s−1 (273)
LMW(SH) + RSSG→LMW(SSG) + RSH Nonenzymatic 0.01–200 M−1s−1 (23, 198, 266)
Grx(SH) + Cys(SSG)→Grx(SSG) + Cys hGrx1 7.0 × 105M−1s−1 (96)
GSH + Grx(SSG)→Grx(SH) + GSSG hGrx1 9.9 × 104M−1s−1 (96)
Grx(SH) + Cys(SSG)→Grx(SSG) + Cys hGrx2 1.0 × 105M−1s−1 (96)
GSH + Grx(SSG)→Grx(SH) + GSSG hGrx2 6.3 × 103M−1s−1 (96)
Grx(SH) + BSA(SSG)→Grx(SSG) + BSA PtGrxS12 8.0 × 105M−1s−1 (300)
GSH + Grx(SSG)→Grx(SH) + GSSG PtGrxS12 2.5 × 104M−1s−1 (300)
Grx(SH) + GSSG→Grx(SSG) + GSH SsGrx1 7.1 × 105M−1s−1 (234)
Grx(SH) + Cys(SSG)→Grx(SSG) + Cys ScGrx7 (7.3–9.7) × 105M−1s−1 (22)
GSH + Grx(SSG)→Grx(SH) + GSSG ScGrx7 (2.5–4.7) × 105M−1s−1 (22)
Grx(SH) + Cys(SSG)→Grx(SSG) + Cys PfGrxC32S/C88S 1.4 × 106M−1s−1 (22)
GSH + Grx(SSG)→Grx(SH) + GSSG PfGrxC32S/C88S 1.2 × 105M−1s−1 (22)
Fd + Grx[2Fe2S2(GS)2]→Fd[2Fe2S2] + Grx +2 GSH PtGrxS14 3.3 × 102M−1s−1 (17)