Table 2 Multiple stepwise regression analysis for independent factor effects on β-glucosidase V max and K m in both potential and in vitro (pure enzyme) extracts using either all, surface or deep peat datasets.

From: Hydrological legacy determines the type of enzyme inhibition in a peatlands chronosequence

Dataset

Kinetic parameter

H+

H2O

SOM

Phenolics

E4/E6

DOC

SUVA254

540

CO2

Adi R 2

P value

F

All

V max

   

11.238 (0.520)

9.225 (0.268)

  

91.416 (0.342)

 

0.293

0.001

9.684

K m

2323217 (0.316)

  

192.74 (0.864)

 

−24.541 (−0.338)

   

0.660

0.001

41.748

In vitro V max

   

0.116 (0.889)

  

−0.085 (−0.537)

  

0.316

0.001

15.559

In vitro K m

2237202 (0.462)

16.85 (0.223)

 

34.290 (0.234)

−64.44 (−0.275)

    

0.532

0.001

18.915

Surface

V max

       

122.79 (0.493)

 

0.217

0.004

9.615

K m

      

38.20 (0.419)

281.64 (0.415)

 

0.355

0.001

9.521

In vitro V max

  

−0.028 (−0.566)

      

0.297

0.001

14.107

In vitro K m

          

n.s.

 

Deep

V max

410835 (0.651)

  

9.088 (0.479)

    

1.150 (0.291)

0.707

0.001

25.954

K m

3311465 (0.411)

41.76 (0.269)

 

143.85 (0.594)

     

0.687

0.001

23.696

In vitro V max

+1815 (0.374)

   

−0.186 (−0.386)

    

0.331

0.001

8.683

In vitro K m

3992021 (0.767)

37.08 (0.370)

       

0.456

0.001

13.986

  1. Unstandardized coefficients and standardized β coefficients in brackets for each independent factor.