Table 1 Kinetic properties of NicA2 enzymes

From: Directed evolution unlocks oxygen reactivity for a nicotine-degrading flavoenzyme

Enzyme

kcat

Ligand-free \({k}_{{{\mathrm{ox}}}}^{{{\mathrm{O}}}_{2}}\)

NMM-bound \({k}_{{{\mathrm{ox}}}}^{{{\mathrm{O}}}_{2}}\)

kred,1

kred,2

Wild type

0.0066 s−1

120 M−1 s−1

28 M−1 s−1

800 s−1

120 s−1

v320

1.1 s−1

230 M−1 s−1

4,400 M−1 s−1

19 s−1

4.1 s−1

v321

0.58 s−1

230 M−1 s−1

2,000 M−1 s−1

130 s−1

10 s−1