Thermodynamics of Binding Between Proteins and Carbon Nanoparticles: The Case of C60@Lysozyme

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• 作者：Matteo Calvaresi ; Andrea Bottoni ; Francesco Zerbetto
• 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry C
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：December 17, 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：119
• 期：50
• 页码：28077-28082
• 全文大小：402K
• ISSN：1932-7455

文摘

The analysis of the interaction between C₆₀ and lysozyme provides general rules to identify the forces that govern the thermodynamics of binding between proteins and carbon nanoparticles. The main driving force of the binding are van der Waals interactions. Polar solvation and entropy, contributions that are often neglected, are strongly detrimental to the binding. These energetically relevant terms must be taken into account when protein/CNP hybrids are designed.