• 文献标题:   Molecular Dynamics Simulation on Stability of Insulin on Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIANG LJ, WANG Q, WU T, SHEN JW, KANG Y
  • 作者关键词:   insulin, graphene, interaction, dynamic proces, effective adsorption, protein stability
  • 出版物名称:   CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   1674-0068 EI 1003-7713
  • 通讯作者地址:   Zhejiang Univ
  • 被引频次:   18
  • DOI:   10.1088/1674-0068/22/06/627-634
  • 出版年:   2009

▎ 摘  要

The adsorption dynamics of a model protein (the human insulin) onto graphene surfaces with different sizes was investigated by molecular dynamics simulations. During the adsorption, it has different effect on the stability of the model protein in the fixed and non-fixed graphene systems. The tertiary structure of the protein was destroyed or partially destroyed, and graphene surfaces shows the selective protection for some a-helices in non-fixed systems but not in fixed systems by reason of the flexibility of graphene. As indicated by the interaction energy curve and trajectory animation, the conformation and orientation selection of the protein were induced by the properties and the texture of graphene surfaces. The knowledge of protein adsorption on graphene surfaces would be helpful to better understand stability of protein on graphene surfaces and facilitate potential applications of graphene in biotechnology.