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Table 1 Comparison of the kinetic parameters of various chitinases for 4NP-(GlcNAc)2

From: Characterization of a Bacillus thuringiensis chitinase that binds to cellulose and chitin

Enzymes

k cat

(s−1)

K M

(μM)

k cat/K M

(s−1 μM−1)

pH

Temp

(°C)

BthChi74

1.5

±0.02

159

±0.5

0.01

6.0

50

LinChi78

10.4

±0.4

127

±0.8

0.08

6.0

50

LinChi35

51.1

±0.02

885

±25

0.06

5.0

50

SmChiB

1.4

±0.5

181

±35

0.01

6.1

37

  1. The kinetic parameters of various chitinases and the conditions for activity measurements were obtained from the following resources: BthChi74 (this study), LinChi78 (Honda et al. 2016), LinChi35 (Honda et al. 2016), and SmChiB (Krokeide et al. 2007)
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