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Interactions, electronic and optical properties of nanographene-peptide complexes: a theoretical study
1CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad India amitruby1@gmail.com ruby@ccmb.res.in.
RSC Advances
|May 6, 2022
Summary
This study explores peptide interactions with nanographene using DFT and TDDFT. Results show strong interactions and potential for biosensor applications.
Area of Science:
- Computational Chemistry
- Materials Science
- Biophysics
Background:
- Understanding molecular interactions at the nanoscale is crucial for developing new materials and sensors.
- Peptide adsorption on surfaces influences their electronic and optical properties.
- Nanographene offers a unique platform for studying these interactions due to its electronic characteristics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the adsorption behavior of various amino acid side-chains on a nanographene surface.
- To analyze the electronic, optical, and interaction properties of these peptide-graphene complexes.
- To explore the potential applications of these complexes, particularly as biosensors.
Main Methods:
- Density Functional Theory (DFT) for ground-state properties.
- Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TDDFT) for optical properties and electronic excitations.
- Density of States (DOS) and Partial Density of States (PDOS) for electronic structure analysis.
- Atoms-in-Molecules (AIM) and Non-Covalent Interaction (NCI) PLOT for interaction analysis.
Main Results:
- Peptide-graphene complexes exhibit strong interactions, evidenced by reduced HOMO-LUMO gaps compared to isolated peptides.
- All studied peptides interact from above the nanographene surface.
- Specific complexes like graphene-arginine (garg), graphene-lysine (glys-c), graphene-tryptophan (gtry), and graphene-tyrosine (gtyr) show shorter bond distances, indicating stronger binding.
- Non-covalent interactions were confirmed for all complexes via AIM and NCI PLOT.
- TDDFT calculations suggest these complexes are suitable for biosensor applications.
Conclusions:
- The interaction between amino acid side-chains and nanographene significantly alters their electronic and optical properties.
- The observed strong non-covalent interactions and tunable electronic structures highlight the potential of these hybrid systems.
- These findings pave the way for the rational design of novel peptide-nanographene based biosensors.
