Label-free optical monitoring of proteolytic reaction products using nanoporous silica colloidal assembly

Giorgi Shtenberg, Naama Massad-Ivanir, Amir Khabibullin, Ilya Zharov, Ester Segal

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Abstract

An optical biosensor for rapid monitoring of proteolytic activity is constructed by immobilization of proteases onto multifunctional silica colloidal assembly (SCA). The SCA serves as Fabry-Pérot thin film, which is highly sensitive to the presence of biomolecules (e.g., enzymes, proteins and short peptides) within the nanostructure. Moreover, the SCA acts as a size-exclusion element, allowing to entrap and to concentrate the enzymatic degradation products for downstream mass spectrometry analysis for substrate profiling and cleavage sites identification.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)796-800
Number of pages5
JournalSensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
Volume262
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2018

Keywords

  • Biosensors
  • Colloidal assembly
  • Enzyme
  • Interferometer
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Protease
  • Silica

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Instrumentation
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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