Journal
NANO LETTERS
Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 520-523Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nl060227d
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Methods for accurately quantifying the concentration of a particular analyte in solution are all based on ensemble responses in which many analyte molecules give rise to the measured signal. In this paper, single molecules of beta-galactosidase were monitored using a 1 mm diameter fiber optic bundle with 2.4 x 10(5) individually sealed, femtoliter microwell reactors. By observation of the buildup of fluorescent products from single enzyme molecule catalysis over the array of reaction vessels and by application of a Poisson statistical analysis, a digital concentration readout was obtained. This approach should prove useful for single molecule enzymology and ultrasensitive bioassays. More generally, the ability to determine concentration by counting individual molecules offers a new approach to analysis of dilute solutions.
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