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Table 1 Monovalent cation effects. Samples were pre-incubated with various concentrations of chloride salts of the monovalent cations and then assayed using the standard procedure. Reported values and standard errors are triplicate absorbances at 555 nm.

From: Rhodobacter capsulatus porphobilinogen synthase, a high activity metal ion independent hexamer

 

Concentration of Salt (mM)

 

0

1

5

10

50

100

KCl

0.270 ± 0.019

0.268 ± 0.006

0.271 ± 0.002

0.261 ± 0.007

0.269 ± 0.003

0.310 ± 0.014

NaCl

0.302 ± 0.006

0.294 ± 0.017

0.292 ± 0.002

0.276 ± 0.012

0.262 ± 0.003

0.268 ± 0.003

NH4Cl

0.297 ± 0.022

0.278 ± 0.004

0.279 ± 0.009

0.225 ± 0.001

0.224 ± 0.009

0.220 ± 0.005