• 文献标题:   Computational Modeling of Environmental Co-exposure on Oil-Derived Hydrocarbon Overload by Using Substrate-Specific Transport Protein (TodX) with Graphene Nanostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DE OLIVEIRA PV, GOULART L, DOS SANTOS CL, ROSSATO J, FAGAN SB, ZANELLA I, CORDEIRO MNDS, RUSO JM, GONZALEZDURRUTHY M
  • 作者关键词:   petroleum, todx protein, graphene, molecular docking, dftsimulation, nanostructure
  • 出版物名称:   CURRENT TOPICS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
  • ISSN:   1568-0266 EI 1873-5294
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Franciscana
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.2174/1568026620666200820145412
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Background: Bioremediation is a biotechnology field that uses living organisms to remove contaminants from soil and water; therefore, they could be used to treat oil spills from the environment. Methods: Herein, we present a new mechanistic approach combining Molecular Docking Simulation and Density Functional Theory to modeling the bioremediation-based nanointeractions of a heterogeneous mixture of oil-derived hydrocarbons by using pristine and oxidized graphene nanostructures and the substrate-specific transport protein (TodX) from Pseudomonas putida. Results: The theoretical evidences pointing that the binding interactions are mainly based on noncovalent bonds characteristic of physical adsorption mechanism mimicking the "Trojan-horse effect". Conclusion: These results open new horizons to improve bioremediation strategies in over-saturation conditions against oil-spills and expanding the use of nanotechnologies in the context of environmental modeling health and safety