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Table 2 Apparent kinetic parameters of the referred enzymes on colloidal chitin

From: Chitinous material bioconversion by three new chitinases from the yeast Mestchnikowia pulcherrima

 

Km (µg·µl− 1)

kcat (s− 1)

kcat/Km (µl s− 1 µg− 1)

MpChit35

25.3 ± 4.4

0.04 ± 0.007

0.002 ± 0.0003

MpChit38

19.3 ± 3.3

0.02 ± 0.001

0.001 ± 0.0001

MpChit41

44.0 ± 9.4

0.03 ± 0.005

0.0007 ± 0.0001

  1. Apparent kcat values for each enzyme were calculated from Vmax considering their theoretic molecular masses: 34,890.15 Da (MpChit35), 38,330.86 Da (MpChit38) and 40,639.64 Da (MpChit41)
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