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Table 1 Kinetic parameters of tyrosinase and lignin peroxidase (LiP) using veratryl alcohol as the substrate

From: Perspectives for biocatalytic lignin utilization: cleaving 4-O-5 and Cα–Cβ bonds in dimeric lignin model compounds catalyzed by a promiscuous activity of tyrosinase

Biocatalyst

k cat (s−1)

K m (mM)

k cat/K m (s−1mM−1)

Activity (U mg−1)

Lignin peroxidase (LiP)

13.72

3.54

3.88

2.06

Tyrosinase

0.12

0.31

0.39

0.058