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. 2000 Jul;66(7):2981–2987. doi: 10.1128/aem.66.7.2981-2987.2000

TABLE 3.

Effect of divalent metal ions, OAA, and glutamate on in vitro malic enzyme activity from C. glutamicuma

Divalent cation Concn (mM) Activity (%) Compound Concn (mM) Activity (%)
None 12 None 100
Mn2+ 5 100 OAA 2.5 87
1 96 5 79
Mg2+ 5 94 10 67
1 84
Co2+ 5 56 Glutamate 25 92
1 73 100 88
Ni2+ 5 31 200 75
1 37
Ca2+ 5 5
1 0
a

All specific activities were measured at least three times per assay condition, and values are averaged values in which standard errors were less than ±5%.