Table 8.5: Turnover numbers of some enzymes

Enzyme

Turnover number (per second)

Carbonic anhydrase

600,000

3-Ketosteroid isomerase

280,000

Acetylcholinesterase

  25,000

Penicillinase

    2,000

Lactate dehydrogenase

    1,000

Chymotrypsin

       100

DNA polymerase I

         15

Tryptophan synthetase

           2

Lysozyme

           0.5