Characterization of the ATP-Dependent Lon-Like Protease in Methanobrevibacter smithii

Table 2

Relative hydrolysis rates of different nucleotides by Lon-like-Ms and the effects of divalent cations.

Nucleotide	Divalent cation	Nucleotide hydrolysis (%)
ATP	None	0
ATP	Mg^2+	100
AMP-PNP	Mg^2+	84
ADP	Mg^2+	64
AMP	Mg^2+	6
GTP	Mg^2+	78
CTP	Mg^2+	105
UTP	Mg^2+	58
ATP	Ni^2+	52
ATP	Ca^2+	66
ATP	Mn^2+	105
ATP	Co^2+	70