Minimalistic Peptide Nanocarriers for Multiple Cancer Drugs.

ABSTRACT: The co-assembly of minimalistic peptides with cancer drugs, leading to the formation of nanocarriers for drug delivery, comprises a promising direction in chemotherapeutics. We computationally designed fluorescent minimalistic four-residue peptide nanocarriers for multiple cancer drugs: Epirubicin, Doxorubicin, Methotrexate, Mitomycin-C, 5-Fluorouracil, Camptothecin, and Cyclophosphamide. The optimally designed resulting nanocarriers formed by FFWH have notable drug encapsulation properties for the drugs investigated, according to both computational and experimental studies. Additionally, the nanocarriers possess biocompatibility, enhanced fluorescence, and uptake into HeLa cells using live cell confocal microscopic images. Our simulations demonstrate how the same peptide can efficiently b

SUBMITTER: Vlachou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12541707 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature