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    J Phys Chem B. 2007 Dec 20;111(50):14022-7. Epub 2007 Nov 29.

    Evaluation of enzymatic activity on nanoscale polystyrene-block-polymethylmethacrylate diblock copolymer domains.

    Parajuli O, Gupta A, Kumar N, Hahm JI.

    Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 160 Fenske Laboratory, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.

    Understanding structural and functional changes of polymeric surface-bound proteins is extremely important as polymers play an increasingly significant role as arrays and substrates in proteomics applications. We carried out, for the first time, quantitative activity measurements of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzymes immobilized selectively on the polystyrene domains of microphase-separated polystyrene-block-polymethylmethacrylate ultrathin films. The specific enzymatic activity of HRP adsorbed on the diblock copolymer surface was evaluated and compared to that of HRP in free solution. We demonstrate that the polymeric surface-bound HRP molecules maintain approximately 85% of their activity in free solution. The unique advantages of diblock copolymer templates, involving nanoscale self-assembly and largely retained protein functionality, make the spontaneously constructed enzyme nanoarrays highly suitable as proteomics substrates. Our novel assembly method of providing functional enzymes on diblock copolymer thin films can be greatly beneficial for high-throughput and high-density protein assays.

    PMID: 18044871 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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