Steady-State Kinetics of Combined Oxidation of Hydroquinone and o-Dianisidine by Hydrogen Peroxide in the Presence of Horseradish Peroxidase

V. V. Rogozhin^* and V. V. Verkhoturov

Yakutsk State Agricultural Academy, ul. Krasil'nikova 15, Yakutsk, 677002 Russia; fax: (4112) 26-4949

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed.

Received January 27, 1998; Revision received March 24, 1998

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The steady-state kinetics of horseradish peroxidase-catalyzed oxidation of hydroquinone was studied. Hydroquinone was shown to be a rapidly oxidizable substrate of the peroxidase. Values of k_cat and K_m for this substrate were determined in the pH range 4-7. The oxidation of hydroquinone and o-dianisidine was distinguished when both were present in the reaction mixture. o-Dianisidine was not oxidized until hydroquinone was completely converted. The rate of hydroquinone oxidation by peroxidase in the presence of o-dianisidine was 3-10 times higher than the rate of its individual oxidation. The activator decreased the K_m for hydroquinone oxidation.

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KEY WORDS: horseradish peroxidase, hydroquinone, o-dianisidine, potassium ferrocyanide

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