The kinetic mechanism of pigeon liver fatty acid synthetase action has been studied using steady state kinetic analysis. Initial velocity studies are consistent with an earlier suggestion that the enzyme catalyzes this reaction by a seven-site ping-pong mechanism. Although the range of substrate concentrations that could be used was limited by several factors, the initial velocity patterns show...

The synthesis of citronellyl butyrate by direct esterification reaction catalyzed by immobilized lipase from Candida rugosa was studied in a continuous packed bed reactor using n-hexane as organic solvent. Parameters such as residence time, temperature, and pH were examined. The optimum conversion was obtained at a flow rate of 1 ml/min (residence time 8 min), temperature of 50 °C, and pH 7.5. ...

Kinetic parameters of the selenium-containing, formate dehydrogenase component of the Escherichia coli formate-hydrogenlyase complex have been determined with purified enzyme. A ping-pong Bi Bi kinetic mechanism was observed. The K,,, for formate is 26 mM, and the K,,, for the electron-accepting dye, benzyl viologen, is in the range 1-5 mM. The maximal turnover rate for the formate-dependent ca...

Manganese oxidation by manganese peroxidase (MnP) was investigated. Stoichiometric, kinetic, and Mn" binding studies demonstrated that MnP has a single manganese binding site near the heme, and two Mn"' equivalents are formed at the expense of one H202 equivalent. Since each catalytic cycle step is irreversible, the data fit a peroxidase ping-pong mechanism rather than an ordered bi-bi ping...