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Table 3 Kinetic properties of the Prevotella ruminicola D-xylose isomerase compared to reported values

From: Growth and fermentation of D-xylose by Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing a novel D-xylose isomerase originating from the bacterium Prevotella ruminicola TC2-24

D-xylose isomerase

K m (mM)

V max b

Reference

P. ruminicola TC2-24

40

0.28c

This work

P. ruminicola TC2-24a

34

0.81c

This work

Piromyces sp. E2

51

0.25

This work

Piromyces sp. E2

20

NAd

[12]

Piromyces sp. E2

87

0.05

[13]

Piromyces sp. E2

50

0.05

[14]

C. phytofermentans

62

0.03

[14]

R. flavefaciens

117

NA

[16]

R. flavefaciense

67

NA

[16]

  1. a After strain adaption.
  2. b μmole/min/mg protein.
  3. c Statistically significant difference (p = 0.002).
  4. d Not Available.
  5. e Modified XI.