• 文献标题:   Dissimilar stability of proteins in graphene bilayer: a molecular dynamics study
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SUN TD, CHAN KK, SU HB, ZHANG DW
  • 作者关键词:   graphene toxicity, graphene bilayer, protein denaturation
  • 出版物名称:   MOLECULAR PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0026-8976 EI 1362-3028
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanyang Technol Univ
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1080/00268976.2012.737034
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

In order to study protein stability on graphene surface and in a confined space simultaneously, two parallel graphene single layers were built and two structurally dissimilar protein molecules were placed in between. Molecular dynamics simulation results showed a significant denaturing effect of graphene layers on GA module, a 3- helices bundle protein, while another / structure protein, protein G, kept its NMR structure intact throughout all simulations. Such extremely different denaturation behaviours of the proteins offer a good chance to investigate the mechanism of graphene toxicity. Further analysis showed Van der Waals interaction could be the main cause of the denaturing effect. Although the solvation effect can contribute, its contribution is not comparable with the Van der Waals interaction.