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Table 3 Effect of various metal ions and chemical agent on the activity of the three enzymes

From: Identification of the para-nitrophenol catabolic pathway, and characterization of three enzymes involved in the hydroquinone pathway, in pseudomonas sp. 1-7

Metal ion or chemical agent (5 mM)

 

Relative activity (%)

 
 

PdcDE

PdcG

PdcF

No addition

100

100

100

K + (KCl)

113.04 ± 10.80

95.79 ± 16.49

129.00 ± 27.32

Na + (NaCl)

113.42 ± 2.27

88.22 ± 17.76

123.91 ± 25.82

Ba 2+ (BaCl 2 )

99.19 ± 6.29

123.34 ± 7.79

129.02 ± 6.46

Mg 2+ (MgCl 2 )

95.41 ± 5.96

138.06 ± 8.46

129.79 ± 18.11

Zn 2+ (ZnCl 2 )

87.44 ± 8.68

145.95 ± 5.13

21.44 ± 3.71

Cu 2+ (CuCl 2 )

22.46 ± 6.83

110.18 ± 11.17

59.23 ± 12.57

Ni 2+ (NiCl 2 )

111.05 ± 2.61

183.93 ± 30.68

35.25 ± 16.67

Co 2+ (CoCl 2 )

104.15 ± 6.79

147.08 ± 17.51

79.14 ± 13.21

Mn 2+ (MnCl 2 )

77.45 ± 2.93

186.12 ± 9.99

136.59 ± 3.65

Cd 2 + (CdSO 4 )

63.24 ± 3.61

58.93 ± 3.88

39.52 ± 7.01

Fe 2+ (FeCl 2 )

82.13 ± 13.46

39.47 ± 9.49

118.90 ± 21.53

Fe 3+ (FeCl 3 )

78.33 ± 10.74

187.37 ± 15.37

134.89 ± 28.19

EDTA

62.44 ± 3.90

83.17 ± 8.32

112.93 ± 40.43

SDS

97.47 ± 1.65

81.58 ± 24.05

136.59 ± 3.66

  1. Each value represents the mean of at least three independent replicates.