... of the Vmaxvalue of the wildtype enzyme. The R201A, N203A, E206A and M208A enzymes hadVappvalues similar to the Vmaxvalue of the wildtype. The Kmvalues for ATP varied somewhat, but the values ... with the triphosphatechain of ATP either directly or indirectly through the Mg2+ion chelated to the phosphate chain of the MgATP complex or it might form hydrogen bondswith the C-2¢ or the ... [19–21]. The conformation of the flagregion, of which the flexible loop is a part, varies con-siderably; the loop is either completely unresolved orin a very flexible state [13,14,22]. Furthermore, the...