Optical visualization and quantification of enzyme activity using dynamic droplet lenses
- 27 March 2017
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 114 (15), 3821-3825
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1618807114
Abstract
In this paper, we describe an approach to measuring enzyme activity based on the reconfiguration of complex emulsions. Changes in the morphology of these complex emulsions, driven by enzyme-responsive surfactants, modulate the transmission of light through a sample. Through this method we demonstrate how simple photodetector measurements may be used to monitor enzyme kinetics. This approach is validated by quantitative measurements of enzyme activity for three different classes of enzymes (amylase, lipase, and sulfatase), relying on two distinct mechanisms for coupling droplet morphology to enzyme activity (host-guest interactions with uncaging and molecular cleavage).Keywords
Funding Information
- HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM106550)
- DOD | Army Research Office (W911NF-13-D-0001)
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