Table 2. Kinetic parameters of recombinant XDH.
| Substrate | XDHwild | XDHcetacean | |||
| All assays were performed at 25 °C in 50 mmol/L Potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.8. Kinetic parameters were determined by monitoring the increase in uric acid at 295 nm. | |||||
| Km (mmol/L) | Vmax (μmol/min/mg) | Km (mmol/L) | Vmax (μmol/min/mg) | ||
| Xanthine | 3.521±0.326 | 0.0130±0.0004 | 2.572±0.154 | 0.0269±0.0005 | |
| NAD+ | 0.420±0.027 | 0.0262±0.0004 | 0.195±0.012 | 0.0315±0.0004 | |