Research Article

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exopolyphosphatase Is Also a Polyphosphate: ADP Phosphotransferase

Table 3

Effect of mono- and divalent cations on phosphotransferase activity of the full-length paPpx and of the N-paPpx variant.

Mono- or divalent cationspaPpxN-paPpx
Phosphotransferase activityPhosphotransferase activity
(nmol ATP·min−1·mg−1)(nmol ATP·min−1·mg−1)

Mg2+ (5 mM)193.4 ± 6.639.3 ± 1.2
K+ (80 mM)1.2 ± 0.10.9 ± 0.1
Mg2+/K+ (5 mM/80 mM)187.6 ± 9.438.7 ± 2.5
(25 mM)2.1 ± 0.91.6 ± 0.4
Mg2+/ (5 mM/25 mM)189 ± 10.142.9 ± 2.9

Values are means ± SD of at least three experiments performed independently.