Table 1.
Kinetic parameters determined for wild-type and variant SufS enzymesa
| SufS | kcat (min−1) | Kcys (μM) |
kcat/ Kcys
(μM−1min−1) |
KSufE (μM) |
kcat/ KSufE
(μM−1min−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT | 12.1 ± 0.4 | 50 ± 7 | 0.24 ± 0.03 | 0.41 ± 0.05 | 30 ± 4 |
| R92A | 7.4 ± 0.2 | 95 ± 10 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.63 ± 0.09 | 12 ± 2 |
| E96A | 13.8 ± 0.6 | 95 ± 10 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 2.6 ± 0.3 | 5.3 ± 0.7 |
| E250A | 10.0 ± 0.4 | 81±9 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 2.4 ± 0.2 | 4.1 ± 0.4 |
All reactions were performed as described in Materials and Methods.