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Measuring enzymatic activities with nanopores


Nanopores have become powerful and versatile tools for measuring single molecules since their emergence in the mid‐1990s. They can be used to sense a wide variety of analytes including metal ions, small organic molecules, DNA/RNA, proteins, etc. to monitor chemical reactions, and to sequence DNA. Recently, enzymes have been studied by using nanopore technologies.

In this Minireview, we highlight recent efforts in developing nanopore enzymology and categorize the related work into three groups: 1) measuring enzymatic activities with nanopore‐enzyme hybrids; 2) measuring enzymatic activities through sensing their catalytic products with nanopores; 3) the use of enzymes for DNA sequencing and DNA/protein translocation. At the end, we discuss the challenges and opportunities in nanopore enzymology.

Authors: Yingying Sheng, Dr. Shouwen Zhang, Dr. Lei Liu, Prof. Hai‐Chen Wu

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