Table 2.

Michaelis-Menten Parameters for the Hydrolysis of Synthetic p-nitroanilide ( p-NA) Substrates by Human APC and Human Thrombin

APCThrombin
kcat (s−1)Km (mmol/L)s (mmol/L−1s−1)kcat (s−1)Km (mmol/L)s (mmol/L−1 s−1)
S2266 8.4 ± 0.2 0.21 ± 0.01 40 ± 2 18.8 ± 0.5 0.18 ± 0.01 104 ± 8 
H-D-Asp-Arg-Arg-p-NA 1.4 ± 0.1 0.49 ± 0.07 2.9 ± 0.5 0.13 ± 0.01 0.9 ± 0.1 0.21 ± 0.03 
H-L-Asp-Arg-Arg-p-NA 18 ± 7 11 ± 5 1.6 ± 0.9 17.5 ± 0.3 0.146 ± 0.007 120 ± 6 
H-D-Trp-Arg-Arg-p-NA 6.4 ± 0.2 0.084 ± 0.009 76 ± 8 0.38 ± 0.04 0.31 ± 0.08 1.2 ± 0.3 
H-L-Trp-Arg-Arg-p-NA 0.24 ± 0.02 0.11 ± 0.03 2.2 ± 0.6 0.0088 ± 0.0004 0.060 ± 0.009 0.15 ± 0.02 
APCThrombin
kcat (s−1)Km (mmol/L)s (mmol/L−1s−1)kcat (s−1)Km (mmol/L)s (mmol/L−1 s−1)
S2266 8.4 ± 0.2 0.21 ± 0.01 40 ± 2 18.8 ± 0.5 0.18 ± 0.01 104 ± 8 
H-D-Asp-Arg-Arg-p-NA 1.4 ± 0.1 0.49 ± 0.07 2.9 ± 0.5 0.13 ± 0.01 0.9 ± 0.1 0.21 ± 0.03 
H-L-Asp-Arg-Arg-p-NA 18 ± 7 11 ± 5 1.6 ± 0.9 17.5 ± 0.3 0.146 ± 0.007 120 ± 6 
H-D-Trp-Arg-Arg-p-NA 6.4 ± 0.2 0.084 ± 0.009 76 ± 8 0.38 ± 0.04 0.31 ± 0.08 1.2 ± 0.3 
H-L-Trp-Arg-Arg-p-NA 0.24 ± 0.02 0.11 ± 0.03 2.2 ± 0.6 0.0088 ± 0.0004 0.060 ± 0.009 0.15 ± 0.02 

Data were derived from initial velocity measurements under experimental conditions of 5 mmol/L Tris, 0.1% PEG, 200 mmol/L NaCl, pH 8.0, 25°C. The values of s determined in this manner agree with those measured independently and more accurately with the progress curve method (see Table 1).

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