Table 3 Sar competitive inhibition constants Ki for several short-chain aliphatic α-hydroxyacids.

From: Uncovering a superfamily of nickel-dependent hydroxyacid racemases and epimerases

 

L-α-hydroxy-butyrate

D-α-hydroxy-isovalerate

L-α-hydroxy-isovalerate

DL-α-hydroxy-isocaproate

L-α-hydroxy-isocaproate

Ki (mM)

0.31 ± 0.06

0.15 ± 0.02

1.2 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.3

14 ± 4