Four- and five-step kinetic models of lactate dehydrogenase
1976 ◽
Vol 54
(10)
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pp. 915-918
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Keyword(s):
A five-step model for the reaction catalyzed by beef heart lactate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.27) reconciles differences observed in the four-step model if pre-steady-state data in the forward direction are compared with similar data in the reverse direction. The relationship between the four- and five-step models indicates what problems can develop when an incomplete model is proposed. Nevertheless, there are advantages to using the less complicated four-step model when comparing the molecular kinetics of enzymes catalyzing the same reaction but obtained from different sources.