The Interaction Between Carbon Nanomaterials and Polypeptide: An in vitro and in silico Study

Author: Abe Shigeaki  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 1542-1406

Source: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.538, Iss.1, 2011-01, pp. : 258-264

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Abstract

The interaction of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and peptide molecule has been investigated by means of experiment and theoretical calculations. For comparison, the graphene-peptide system was investigated with the same manner. It was found that peptide interacts strongly with the CNTs, whereas the interaction of graphene with the peptide is negligibly small. The theoretical calculation supports strongly these findings.