• 文献标题:   DFT study on Fe and N decorated graphene as the drug delivery system for beta-lapachone anticancer drug
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG W
  • 作者关键词:   betalapachone, drug delivery, fengraphene, anticancer drug
  • 出版物名称:   MOLECULAR PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0026-8976 EI 1362-3028
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1080/00268976.2022.2129107 EA OCT 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

The beta-lapachone anticancer drug performs efficiently in preventing the growth of cancer cells. Transporting the pharmaceutical compound to its target cell is a hot topic in target-direct treatment. Here, we propose a new kind of drug delivery, Fe and N decorated graphene (Fe-N-Graphene), based on density functional theory, showing high performance in the transportation of beta-ldapachone anti-cancer drugs. Results indicate Fe-N-Graphene exhibits high adsorption energies of 1.67-1.73 eV for beta-lapachone molecules, which guarantees stability during drug transportation. After protonation in an acidic medium, beta-lapachone molecules possess much lower binding energies of 0.51-0.88 eV, which benefits a lot in drug release. Our work demonstrates that Fe-N-Graphene is a promising drug delivery for beta-lapachone to treat cancer.