Skip to main content

Table 8 Activation parameters for the hydride transfer catalyzed by Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase in various solvents

From: On the curvature in logarithmic plots of rate coefficients for chemical reactions

Solvent

a

Δu TS / kcal mol-1

σ

H2O

1

2.73 108

(1.26 108)

8.29

(0.23)

1.65 10-2

(1.14 10-2)

7.02 10-2

(1.92 10-3)

MeOH 17%

24

(18.08)

1.46 104

(4.78 104)

20.95

(9.92)

8.20 10-3

(1.03 10-2)

0.67

(0.11)

MeOH 33%

1

1.46 107

(8.52 106)

6.72

(0.27)

1.35 10-2

(1.41 10-2)

8.66 10-2

(3.60 10-3)

MeOH 50%

1

3.04 106

(3.89 106)

6.37

(0.42)

3.67 10-2

(1.74 10-2)

8.98 10-2

(6.18 10-3)

glycerol 17%

1

3.45 109

(8.72 108)

9.74

(0.14)

7.22 10-2

(7.56 10-3)

5.98 10-2

(8.51 10-4)

glycerol 33%

96

(18.15)

1.06 103

(1.13 103)

62.22

(10.18)

2.39 10-2

(7.37 10-3)

0.90

(3.09 10-2)

glycerol 50%

169

(20.18)

3.87 102

(5.56 101)

104.67

(11.37)

3.37 10-2

(8.57 10-3)

0.94

(1.09 10-2)

sucrose 17%

3

(1.00)

4.65 106

(9.44 106)

8.80

(0.48)

1.96 10-2

(1.76 10-2)

0.20

(5.53 10-2)

sucrose 30%

108

(44.96)

4.38 102

(1.10 103)

64.78

(24.83)

5.79 10-2

(9.23 10-3)

0.97

(6.75 10-2)

  1. Standard deviations are given in parentheses.