Table 2. Biochemical Characterization of the MthUPO Wild Type and the Evolved Variants toward the Substrate NBDa.
| MthUPO variant | Km [μM] | kcat [s–1] | kcat/Km [M–1 s–1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| WT | 386 | 7.1 | 1.9 × 104 |
| L60F | 110 | 2.9 | 2.7 × 104 |
| L60F/S159G/A161F | 422 | 132.2 | 3.1 × 105 |
| F59Q/L60M/S159G/F154A | 290 | 59.4 | 2.1 × 105 |
| F59Q/L60F/S159G | 303 | 47.0 | 1.6 × 105 |
Standard deviation for the kinetics <18%, values were calculated with the corrected extinction coefficient of 10,870 M–1 cm–1. For reaction conditions, see the Materials and Methods. For Michaelis–Menten plots, see the Supporting Information.