Enzymes with kcat/Km values close to diffusion controlled (108 - 109 M-1s-1) | ||||
enzyme | substrate | kcat (s-1) | Km (M) | kcat/Km (M-1s-1) |
acetylcholinesterase | acetylcholine | 1.4 x 104 | 9 x 10-5 | 1.6 x 108 |
carbonic anhydrase | CO2 | 1 x 106 | 1.2 x 10-2 | 8.3 x 107 |
HCO3- | 4 x 105 | 2.6 x 10-2 | 1.5 x 107 | |
catalase | H2O2 | 4 x 107 | 1.1 | 4 x 107 |
crotonase | crotonyl-CoA | 5.7 x 103 | 2 x 10-5 | 2.8 x 108 |
fumarase | fumarate | 8 x 102 | 5 x 10-6 | 1.6 x 108 |
malate | 9 x 102 | 2.5 x 10-5 | 3.6 x 107 | |
triose phosphate isomeraser | glyceraldehyde-3-P | 4.3 x 103 | 4.7 x 10-4 | 2.4 x 108 |
b-lactamase | benzylpenicillin | 2.0 x 103 | 2 x 10-4 | 1 x 108 |