Gburski, Zygmunt; Gorny, Krzysztof; Raczynski, Przemyslaw
The impact of a carbon nanotube on the cholesterol domain localized on a protein surface
SOLID STATE COMMUNICATIONS, 150:415-418, MAR 2010

The influence of a single walled carbon nanotube on the structure of a cholesterol cluster (domain) developed over the surface of the endothelial protein 1LQV has been investigated using the classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulation technique. We have observed a substantial impact of carbon nanotube on the arrangement of the cholesterol domain. The carbon nanotube can drag out cholesterol molecules, remarkably reducing the volume of the domain that settles down on the protein. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

DOI:10.1016/j.ssc.2009.12.005

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