Computational studies on the interactions of nanomaterials with proteins and their impacts
An De-Yia),b), Su Ji-Guob), Li Chun-Hua†c), Li Jing-Yuan‡a)
       
Interactions of Gd@C82(OH)22 with proteins. (a) (left) Representative binding mode (solid ball) as well as the alternative binding mode (gray ball) of Gd@C82(OH)22. (right) The binding dynamics can be characterized as having three phases. Adapted with permission from Ref. [ 40 ]. Copyright 2012 National Academy of Sciences, USA. (b) (left) Representative snapshot of a tropocollagen molecule bound by Gd@C82(OH)22. Snapshot of a tropocollagentetramer (middle) and a tetramer bound by Gd@C82(OH)22 (right). Reproduced from Ref. [ 46 ] with permission from The Royal Society of Chemistry.