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Table 1 Kinetics of recombinant HCTs in the forward and reverse directions

From: Targeting hydroxycinnamoyl CoA: shikimate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase for lignin modification in Brachypodium distachyon

Enzyme Km (µM−1) Kcat (s−1)a Kcat/Km (s−1 µM−1)
HCT forward: 4-coumaroyl CoA (varying substrate) + shikimic acid (saturating substrate)
 AtHCT1 18.5 17.5 0.95
 BdHCT1 32.2 25.3 0.79
 BdHCT2 55.2 20.5 0.37
 MtHCT1 40.6 40.8 1.01
 MtHCT2 44.3 48.2 1.01
 *PvHCT1 19.1 60.6 3.13
 *PvHCT2 5.1 10.3 2.00
HCT reverse: caffeoyl shikimate (varying substrate) + CoA (saturating substrate)
 AtHCT1 225.0 17.0 0.076
 BdHCT1 511.8 41.9 0.082
 BdHCT2 63.4 12.0 0.189
 MtHCT1 147.7 25.9 0.175
 MtHCT2 139.3 31.1 0.223
 *PvHCT1 60.6 7.5 0.123
 *PvHCT2 56.7 5.2 0.090
  1. *Data taken from [27] Escamilla-Treviño et al., 2014
  2. aKcat values are apparent values in view of the need to estimate purity of enzyme preparations by gel scanning and image analysis