“…These results suggest that the rates of the reconstitution are strongly affected by the ionization states of the cofactor. However, the rate constant for 3-O-MePLP, an active cofactor analogue binding to apophosphorylase in a similar binding mode to PLP (Shaltiel et al, 1969b;Feldmann & Helmreich, 1976), changed dependent on the same two pK values as PLP, although 3-O-MePLP has only a pK originating from the 5'phosphate group in the above pH range, its pA value due to the pyridine nitrogen being 4.15 (Pocker & Fischer. 1969).…”