Abstract
Real-time measurement of the catalysis and substrate kinetics of a single-enzyme hydrolysis reaction is demonstrated with confocal fluorescence microscopy (CFM; see picture, green = CFM beam). A single lipase is shown to have a broad range of conformations; each conformation contributes to the overall enzymatic activity, an observation that is often masked by ensemble measurements.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 560-564 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 14 Jan 2005 |
Keywords
- Analytical methods
- Enzymes
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Kinetics
- Single-molecule studies