Supramolecular Displacement-Mediated Activation of a Silent Fluorescence Probe for Label-Free Ligand Screening
作者:Diego Amado Torres、Malar A. Azagarsamy、S. Thayumanavan
DOI:10.1021/ja301204z
日期:2012.5.2
We report a new approach for the rapid screening of analyte binding affinities for a target protein. We demonstrate that a molecular probe, with a profluorophore substrate and ligand moieties, can be hindered from enzymatic access when bound to the target protein. When analytes displace the probe from the protein's binding pocket, a fluorescence profile is generated. This profile is used to discriminate analytes based on their relative binding affinities.