TABLE 2

Kinetic parameters of human GSTs with azathioprine and glutathione as substrates

The experimental conditions were 1 mM GSH in 0.1 M sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.4, and 1 mM EDTA at 30°C. The parameter values are means from separate (n ≥ 3) substrate-activity curves (± S.D.).

GST Km (app.) kcat (app.) kcat/Km
mM s−1 mM−1 · s−1
A1-1 0.56 ± 0.26 0.37 ± 0.20 0.48 ± 0.04
A2-2 0.95 ± 0.22 1.31 ± 0.70 1.17 ± 0.07
M1-1 0.91 ± 0.55 0.59 ± 0.28 0.53 ± 0.04
  • app., apparent.