• DocumentCode
    2666552
  • Title

    Holding single molecules up to the light: the fluctuating enzymes

  • Author

    Sunney Xie

  • Author_Institution
    Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. Single-molecule experiments have shown that an enzyme is a dynamical entity whose conformation and enzymatic rate undergo constant fluctuation over a broad range of time scales.
  • Keywords
    biochemistry; biological techniques; enzymes; molecular biophysics; biochemical reactivity fluctuations; conformational fluctuation spanning; enzyme molecule; fluctuating enzymes; single molecules; Biochemistry; Biomedical optical imaging; Chemistry; Electrons; Fluctuations; Fluorescence; Optical microscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-749-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2003.238508
  • Filename
    1276034