TABLE 4

Steady-state kinetics: CuOOH-supported oxidation of 7-BQ by CYP3A4 and site-directed and random mutants in the presence of cytochrome b5

Results are representative of at least two independent determinations. The variation between the experiments is ≤20%.


CYP3A4

kcat

Km, CuOOH

kcat/Km
min-1 mM
WT 3.9 (0.23)a 0.54 (0.05) 7.2
L216W 4.1 (0.29) 0.31 (0.04) 13
F228I 4.0 (0.16) 0.41 (0.04) 9.7
T433S 6.0 (0.31) 0.49 (0.06) 7.6
T309A 9.0 (0.46) 0.52 (0.05) 17
T309V 11 (0.45) 1.2 (0.17) 9.1
F228I/T309A
18.0 (0.56)
0.60 (0.05)
30
  • a Standard errors for fit to Michaelis-Menten are shown in parentheses.