This paper describes a microfabricated enzyme assay system including a micromixer that can be used to perform stopped-flow reactions. Samples and reagents were transported into the system by electroosmotic flow (EOF). Streams of reagents were merged and passed through the 100-pL micromixer in <1s. The objective of the work was to perform kinetically based enzyme assays in the stopped-flow mode using a system of roughly 6 nL volume. β-Galactosidase (β-Gal) was chosen as a model enzyme for these studies and was used to convert the substrate fluorescein mono-β-d-galactopyranoside (FMG) into fluorescein. Results obtained with microfabricated systems using the micromixer compared well to those obtained with an external T mixing device. In contrast, assays performed in a microfabricated device by merging two streams and allowing mixing to occur by lateral diffusion did not compare well. Using the microfabricated mixer, Km and kcat values of 75 ± 13 μM and 44 ± 3 s-1 were determined. These values compare well to those obtained with the conventional stopped-flow apparatus for which Km was determined to be 60 ± 6 μM and kcat was 47 ± 4 s-1. Enzyme inhibition assays with phenylethyl-β-d-thiogalactoside (PETG) were also comparable. It was concluded that kinetically based, stopped-flow enzyme assays can be performed in 60 s or less with a miniaturized system of roughly 6 nL liquid volume when mixing is assisted with the described device.
本文介绍了一种微加工酶测定系统,包括一个可用于进行停流反应的微搅拌器。样品和试剂通过电渗流(
EOF)进入系统。试剂流在小于 1 秒的时间内合并并通过 100 升的微搅拌器。这项工作的目的是利用一个容积约为 6 nL 的系统,在停流模式下进行基于动力学的酶测定。
β-半乳糖苷酶(β-Gal)被选为这些研究的模型酶,用于将底物
荧光素单-β-d-
吡喃半
乳糖苷(
FMG)转化为
荧光素。使用微型搅拌器的微加工系统所获得的结果与使用外部 T 型混合装置所获得的结果相比毫不逊色。相比之下,在微加工装置中通过合并两股液流并允许横向扩散进行混合而进行的化验结果并不理想。使用微制造混合器测定的 Km 和 kcat 值分别为 75 ± 13 μM 和 44 ± 3 s-1。这些数值与使用传统止流装置测定出的 Km 为 60 ± 6 μM 和 kcat 为 47 ± 4 s-1 的数值相比,相差无几。用苯基乙基-β-d-
硫代半
乳糖苷(PETG)进行的酶抑制测定也具有可比性。结论是,如果使用所述装置辅助混合,则可在 60 秒或更短的时间内使用约 6 nL 液体容积的微型系统进行基于动力学的停流酶测定。