• Y.D. Ivanov
  • A.V. Vinogradova
  • E.D. Nevedrova
  • A.N. Ableev
  • A.F. Kozlov
  • I.D. Shumov
  • V.S. Ziborov
  • O.N. Afonin
  • N.V. Vaulin
  • D.V. Lebedev
  • A.S. Bukatin
  • P.K. Afonicheva
  • I.S. Mukhin
  • S.A. Usanov
  • A.I. Archakov
Experimental methods of single-molecule enzymology allow scientists to determine physicochemical properties of distinct single molecules of various enzymes and to perform direct monitoring of functioning of enzymes at different steps of their catalytic cycle. The approach based on the use of solid-state nanopores is a promising tool for studying the functioning of single-enzyme molecules. Herein, this approach is employed for monitoring the functioning of cytochrome P450 BM3, which represents a very convenient model of cytochrome P450-containing monooxygenase systems. A nanopore of ~5 nm in diameter has been formed in a 40 nm-thick silicon nitride chip by electron beam drilling (EBD), and a single molecule of the BM3 enzyme has been entrapped in the pore. The functioning of the enzyme molecule has been monitored by recording the time dependence of the ion current through the nanopore during the reaction of laurate hydroxylation. In our experiments, the enzyme molecule has been found to be active for 1500 s. The results of our research can be further used in the development of highly sensitive detectors for single-molecule studies in enzymology. © 2024 by the authors.
Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume25
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Oct 2024

    Research areas

  • cytochrome P450 BM3, enzyme functioning, nanopore detector, solid-state nanopore, bacterial protein, cytochrome P450, flavocytochrome P450 BM3 monoxygenases, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate ferrihemoprotein reductase, chemistry, metabolism, nanopore, procedures, single molecule imaging, Bacterial Proteins, Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System, NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase, Nanopores, Single Molecule Imaging, NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase/metabolism, Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/metabolism, Single Molecule Imaging/methods, Bacterial Proteins/chemistry

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