Liquid–liquid phase separation-assisted Raman microscopy for sensitive and label-free analysis of enzymatic reactions and protein–small molecule interactions
- 11 December 2025
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in The Analyst
- Vol. 151 (3) , 807-815
Abstract
High-concentration PEG-based liquid–liquid phase separation concentrates biomolecules into droplets, enabling highly sensitive, label-free Raman analysis of enzymatic reactions and protein–small-molecule interactions in dilute, small-volume samples.Keywords
Funding Information
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP20K21468)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP21H05261)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP22H02594)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP24K22008)
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (JPMJCR2024)
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