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. 2001 Mar;65(1):1–43. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.65.1.1-43.2001

TABLE 8.

Effect of metals (chloride salts) on the kinetic and thermodynamic stabilities of B. licheniformis xylose isomerasea

Metal Half-life (min) Ea of inactivation (kcal/mol) Tm (°C)
None 24 (40°C) 92 50.3
Mg2+ 35 (56°C) 144 53.3
Co2+ 18 (70.5°C) 279 73.4
Mn2+ 50 (71.5°C) 257 73.6
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C. Vieille, K. L. Epting, R. M. Kelly, and J. G. Zeikus, submitted for publication.