Table 8.4: KM values of some enzymes

Enzyme

Substrate

KM (μM)

Chymotrypsin

Acetyl-l-tryptophanamide

5000

Lysozyme

Hexa-N-acetylglucosamine

       6

β-Galactosidase

Lactose

4000

Threonine deaminase

Threonine

5000

Carbonic anhydrase

CO2

8000

Penicillinase

Benzylpenicillin

    50

Pyruvate carboxylase

Pyruvate

HCO_3

ATP

  400

1000

    60

Arginine-tRNA synthetase

Arginine

tRNA

ATP

      3

     0.4

300