[Kinetic properties of membrane dopamine-beta-hydroxylase. ].

We studied membrane bound dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) from chromaffin granules, in order to determine whether a biological form of immobilization of the enzyme altered its kinetic properties. The results obtained suggested that DBH either in soluble or solubilized form showed a ping-pong mechanism whereas the membrane bound DBH did not. Affinity for the substrate and the pH stability were lower in soluble or solubilized form than in membrane bound DBH.