Partial Ping Pong mechanism

Kinetic experiments with a partially purified enzyme from Ehrlich ascites cells and with recombinant protein suggest that the reaction catalyzed by alkyl-DHAP synthase involves a ping-pong mechanism, with an activated enzyme-DHAP intermediary complex playing a central role [26]. The existence of this intermediate would explain the reversibility of the reaction since the enzyme-DHAP complex can react with either fatty alcohols (forward reaction) or fatty acids (back reaction) (Fig. 4). Acyl-DHAP acylhydrolase does not... 

When the partial reaction of a Ping-Pong mechanism involves three reactants. 

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