Supramolecular Structures of Enzyme Clusters
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چکیده
The structural characterization of subtilisin mesoscale clusters, which were previously shown to induce supramolecular order in biocatalytic self-assembly of Fmoc-dipeptides, was carried out by synchrotron small-angle X-ray, dynamic, and static light scattering measurements. Subtilisin molecules self-assemble to form supramolecular structures in phosphate buffer solutions. Structural arrangement of subtilisin clusters at 55 °C was found to vary systematically with increasing enzyme concentration. Static light scattering measurements showed the cluster structure to be consistent with a fractal-like arrangement, with fractal dimension varying from 1.8 to 2.6 with increasing concentration for low to moderate enzyme concentrations. This was followed by a structural transition around the enzyme concentration of 0.5 mg mL-1 to more compact structures with significantly slower relaxation dynamics, as evidenced by dynamic light scattering measurements. These concentration-dependent supramolecular enzyme clusters provide tunable templates for biocatalytic self-assembly.
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