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. 2008 Feb 5;472(1):34–42. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2008.01.023

Table 3.

Kinetic and dissociation parameters of the dimeric SARS-CoV main protease

Recombinant SARS-CoV Main Protease Kinetic parameters
Dissociation parameters
Kma (μM) kcatb (10−3 s−1) kcat/Kmc (nM−1 s−1) Kdd (μM) koffe (s−1) ΔGof(kcal mol−1)
WT 11 ± 3 32 ± 3 3.0 ± 1 0.08 ± 0.005 0.01 ± 0.001 −1.5 ± 0.09
Δ(306) 21 ± 7 43 ± 6 2.1 ± 0.7 0.1 ± 0.004 0.6 ± 0.03 −1.3 ± 0.05
Δ(305−306) 14 ± 3 39 ± 0.4 2.7 ± 0.5 0.08 ± 0.005 0.14 ± 0.01 −1.5 ± 0.09
Δ(304–306) 6 ± 1 27 ± 1 4.6 ± 0.9 0.007 ± 0.001 0.01 ± 0.001 −2.9 ± 0.2
Δ(303–306) 4 ± 2 22 ± 3 5.9 ± 3 0.34 ± 0.02 0.08 ± 0.004 −0.6 ± 0.04
Δ(302–306) 22 ± 7 30 ± 4 1.4 ± 0.6 0.6 ± 0.02 0.01 ± 0.001 −0.3 ± 0.01
Δ(301–306) 30 ± 14 25 ± 6 0.8 ± 0.4 0.3 ± 0.01 0.1 ± 0.003 −0.7 ± 0.02
Δ(300–306) 15 ± 5 17 ± 3 1.1 ± 0.4 0.07 ± 0.003 0.05 ± 0.002 −1.6 ± 0.07
Δ(299–306) 13 ± 3 1 ± 0.1 0.08 ± 0.02 49 ± 4 2.3 ± 0.1 2.3 ± 0.2
Δ(298–306) 30 ± 12 0.6 ± 0.1 0.02 ± 0.01 313 ± 22 36 ± 2.2 3.4 ± 0.2
Δ(297–306) 21 ± 5 0.04 ± 0.004 0.002 ± 0.001 393 ± 39 123±9.8 3.5 ± 0.3



R298A 11 ± 4 3.4 ± 0.7 0.3 ± 0.1 193 ± 10 63 ± 3 3.1 ± 0.2
R298K 16 ± 6 17 ± 3 1.1 ± 0.5 1.5 ± 0.01 4.6 ± 0.02 0.2 ± 0.001
R298L 13 ± 4 4.8 ± 0.7 0.4 ± 0.1 45 ± 6 1.1 ± 0.1 2.2 ± 0.3
R298A/Q299A 10 ± 5 0.21 ± 0.1 0.02 ± 0.01 218 ± 9 61 ± 2.4 3.1 ± 0.1
Q299A 18 ± 7 0.7 ± 0.1 0.04 ± 0.02 61 ± 9 8.7 ± 0.9 2.4 ± 0.4
Q299E 5 ± 2 2.2 ± 0.2 0.4 ± 0.1 90 ± 14 0.2 ± 0.02 2.6 ± 0.4
Q299K 37 ± 24 2.1 ± 0.7 0.06 ± 0.04 19 ± 1 5.1 ± 0.2 1.7 ± 0.1
Q299N 5 ± 1 1.7 ± 0.1 0.4 ± 0.01 52 ± 6 1.2 ± 0.1 2.2 ± 0.1



S123A 13 ± 7 33 ± 7 2.6 ± 1.4 0.8 ± 0.04 0.02 ± 0.001 −0.1 ± 0.01
S123A/R298A 12 ± 9 6.9 ± 2 0.6 ± 0.5 24 ± 2 3.0 ± 0.2 1.9 ± 0.2
S123C 13 ± 5 35 ± 3 2.7 ± 1.0 0.9 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.01 −0.06 ± 0.03
S139A 10 ± 4 33 ± 3 3.2 ± 1.2 0.4 ± 0.01 0.2 ± 0.002 −0.5 ± 0.01
S139A/Q299A 21 ± 9 4.8 ± 1 0.2 ± 0.1 22 ± 1 1.1 ± 0.04 1.8 ± 0.1
a

Michaelis constant for the 11-mer peptide ABZ-TSAVLQSGFRK-DNP.

b

Catalytic constant for the 11-mer peptide ABZ-TSAVLQSGFRK-DNP.

c

Specificity constant for the 11-mer peptide ABZ-TSAVLQSGFRK-DNP.

d

Dissociation equilibrium constant of the D2M system.

e

Dissociation rate constant of the D2M system.

f

Dissociation Gibb’s free energy of the D2M system.