Analyzing single protein molecules using optical methods

✍ Scribed by Petra Schwille; Ulrich Kettling

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 112 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0958-1669
• DOI: 10.1016/s0958-1669(00)00231-7

✦ Synopsis

Studies on single protein molecules have advanced from mere proofs of principle to insightful investigations of otherwise inaccessible biological phenomena. Recent studies predict a tremendous number of possible future applications. The longterm vision of biologists to watch single molecular processes in real time by peering into a cell with three-dimensional resolution might finally be realized. Another fascinating perspective is the identification and selection of single favorable variants from complex libraries of diverse biomolecules.