• 文献标题:   Molecular dynamics simulation of lactate dehydrogenase adsorption onto pristine and carboxylic-functionalized graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   AHMADI S, MARDOUKHI MSY, SALEHI M, SAJJADI S, KEIHAN AH
  • 作者关键词:   lactate dehydrogenase, coohgraphene, pristine graphene, molecular dynamics simulation
  • 出版物名称:   MOLECULAR SIMULATION
  • ISSN:   0892-7022 EI 1029-0435
  • 通讯作者地址:   Baqiyatallah Univ Med Sci
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1080/08927022.2019.1632447 EA JUN 2019
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is a tetrameric enzyme which is composed of two subunits known as LDHA and LDHB, which are encoded by the LDHA and LDHB genes respectively. LDH catalyses the last step in anaerobic glycolysis through the reversible conversion of pyruvate to lactate via coupled oxidation of NADH cofactor. The LDHA plays an important regulatory role in anaerobic glycolysis, by catalysing the final step of the process. Therefore, it is likely that increases in the expression level of LDHA in cancer cells could facilitate the efficiency of anaerobic glycolysis. Measuring the level of serum LDHA is a key step in the diagnosis of many cancer types. In this study, the adsorption, stability, and dynamics of LDHA on the surface of pristine graphene (PG) and carboxylated graphene (COOH-Graphene) were investigated using its molecular dynamics simulation. Variations in root mean square deviation, root mean square fluctuation, solvent accessible surface area and adsorption energy of the LDHA during the simulation were calculated to analyse the effect of PG and COOH-Graphene on the overall conformation of LDHA. Results showed that the adsorption of LDHA on COOH-Graphene is mostly mediated by electrostatic interactions, whereas on the PG, both Van der Waals and pi-pi interactions are prominent.