Abstract
We studied the enzymatic action of Savinase on bovine serum albumin (BSA) organized in a monolayer spread at the air/water interface or adsorbed at the mica surface. We carried out two types of experiments. In the first one we followed the degradation of the protein monolayer by measuring the surface pressure and surface area decrease versus time. In the second approach we applied AFM imaging of the supported BSA monolayers adsorbed on mica solid supports and extracted information for the enzyme action by analyzing the obtained images of the surface topography in the course of enzyme action. In both cases we obtained an estimate for the turnover number (TON) of the enzyme reaction.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 582-6 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISSN | 0927-7765 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- Air
- Animals
- Cattle
- Microscopy, Atomic Force
- Serine Endopeptidases
- Serum Albumin, Bovine
- Water