"Louis Hom" <lhom at OCF.Berkeley.EDU> wrote in message
news:c0l6r1$1gtf$1 at agate.berkeley.edu...
> Can anyone suggest a reagent for fixing cells that will preserve native
> enzyme activity?
> --
Hard even to imagine such a thing! However, perhaps one could preserve, not
an entire cell nor even a section, but a sort of "ghost" of one, contents
immobilized on a substrate like NC or in a gel.
Or, if it's only a particular enzyme whose activity you care about, find
some affinity substrate for it you can freeze-etch cells into/onto. What
enzyme or enzymes are you interested in?
Robert
