Enzymes at Work
Langmuir monolayers of phospholipids are highly suitable models to study enzymatic reactions at interfaces since they allow an easy manipulation of many parameters in a well-defined way. The simultaneous application of different surface-sensitive techniques like grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD) and infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) permits in situ observations of particular interactions that occur at model membranes.
