5.4.2.3 Mg2+ required 5.4.2.3 Mg2+ divalent metal ion required. Optimal Mg2+ concentration in the presence of dithiothreitol is 10 mM, maximal activity with other metal chelators is obtained with 1 mM Mg2+ 5.4.2.3 Mg2+ 1 mM, required 5.4.2.3 Mg2+ required, Km: 1.2 mM 5.4.2.3 Mn2+ divalent metal ion required. Mn2+ is less efficient than Mg2+ 5.4.2.3 phosphate covalently linked to the enzyme. The phosphate-protein linkage is stable in mild acid, at 50 C for up to 2 h. However phosphate is completely released under mild alkaline conditions at 50 C within 1 h