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Table 2 Kinetic parameters of TfNCS and mutant L68T/M97V toward benzaldehyde and 4-biphenylaldehyde

From: Engineering a norcoclaurine synthase for one-step synthesis of (S)-1-aryl-tetrahydroisoquinolines

Enzyme

Aldehyde

kcat (s−1)

Km (mM)

kcat/Km (s–1 μM−1)

WT

Benzaldehyde

0.237 ± 0.028

22.3 ± 6.7

10.6

L68T/M97V

0.439 ± 0.047

20.1 ± 5.3

21.8

WT

4-Biphenylaldehyde

0.001 ± 0.0001

15.0 ± 4.6

0.06

L68T/M97V

0.002 ± 0.0002

14.6 ± 5.1

0.14

  1. Kinetic parameters were analysed using achiral HPLC