A method for rapid, high throughput screening of the activities of enzymes, especially ligninases and its enzyme cocktails, using nanostructure initiator mass spectrometry (NIMS) surfaces, substrates and methodology.

A method for rapid, high throughput screening of the activities of enzymes, especially ligninases and its enzyme cocktails, using nanostructure initiator mass spectrometry (NIMS) surfaces, substrates and methodology.

The present disclosure relates to methods for determining the presence of or the amount of an analyte in a sample and to a slide for use in the method.

A sensor assembly probe may include a fluorescent semi-conductive nanoparticle. A sensor assembly probe may include a hydrophobic substrate for a predetermined enzyme, associated with the fluorescent semi-conductive nanoparticle by a non-covalent electrostatic interaction. A sensor assembly probe may include a hydrophilic group bonded to the hydrophobic substrate.