Kinetic studies on the oxidation of thiols by coenzyme PQQ are carried out under anaerobic conditions. A bell shaped pH-rate profile having a maximum rate at around pKa of the thiol is observed. The rate-determining step changes between acidic and basic sides of the profile indicating the existence of at least one intermediate in the course of the reaction.
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