title: The cytochrome c peroxidase-catalyzed oxidation of ferrocytochrome c by hydrogen peroxide. Steady state kinetic mechanism.
abstract: Initial velocities for the cytochrome c peroxidase-catalyzed oxidation of ferrocytochrome c by hydrogen peroxide have been measured as functions of both the ferrocytochrome c (0.27-104 microM) and hydrogen peroxide (0.25-200 microM) concentrations at 25 degrees C, 0.01 M ionic strength, and pH 7 in a cacodylate/KNO3 buffer system Eadie-Hofstee plots of the initial velocity as a function of ferrocytochrome c concentration at constant hydrogen peroxide are nonlinear. A mechanism is proposed which includes random addition of the two substrates to the enzyme and a single catalytically active cytochrome c binding site. The mechanism is consistent with prior studies on cytochrome c peroxidase and fits the steady state kinetic data well.
mesh_terms: D003574:Cytochrome c Group / Q000378:metabolism*; D003578:Cytochrome-c Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008433:Mathematics; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D003574:Cytochrome c Group; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D010544:Peroxidases; D003578:Cytochrome-c Peroxidase