Table 1 Kinetic properties of the purified L-asparaginases used in this study.

From: Discovery of human-like L-asparaginases with potential clinical use by directed evolution

Enzyme name

# of residues

% identity to hASNase1

% similarity to hASNase1

kcat (sec−1)

KM (µM)

kcat/KM (sec−1µM−1)

kobs (sec−1) @50 µM

hASNase1*

573

100

100

17 ± 0.8

3,500 ± 300

0.005

ND

ansB

326

26.9

58.5

48 ± 1

11 ± 1

4.4

41 ± 0.3

gpASNase1

565

69.8

88.6

41 ± 2

50 ± 7

0.8

20 ± 1

gN-hC

571

83.4

94.9

24 ± 1

35 ± 4

0.7

14 ± 1

hN-gC

567

86.5

93.7

14 ± 0.5

3,800 ± 120

0.004

ND

63N-hC

571

85.7

95.6

32 ± 0.6

47 ± 3

0.7

17 ± 0.5

64N -hC

571

91.1

96.7

60 ± 2

202 ± 17

0.3

10 ± 1

65N -hC

571

87.1

95.8

40 ± 1

74 ± 5

0.5

17 ± 1

SAN -hC

571

91.6

97.4

32 ± 2

165 ± 19

0.2

6 ± 1

  1. *Kinetic parameters using the Hill-equation (n = 2.1).
  2. ND: not determined.