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. 2018 Feb 26;12(2):e0006301. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006301

Table 1. Kinetic constants of the naturally occurring 6-oxopurine bases for HGPRT-I, HGPRT-II and HGXPRT.

Substrate Km (μM) kcat (s-1) kcat/ Km (μM-1s-1)
HGPRT-I
Guanine 15.9 ± 4.8 0.38 0.02
Hypoxanthine 13.7 ± 2.9 0.26 0.18
Xanthine No activity detected
HGPRT-II
Guanine 7.1±1.8 0.05 0.007
Hypoxanthine 4.2 ± 0.9 0.03 0.007
Xanthine No activity detected
HGXPRT
Guanine 32 ± 4.8 1.36 0.04
Hypoxanthine 30.6 ± 7.8 2.4 0.08
Xanthine 31.9 ± 7.5 3.66 0.11