Atomic Details of Carbon-Based Nanomolecules Interacting with Proteins.

ABSTRACT: Since the discovery of fullerene, carbon-based nanomolecules sparked a wealth of research across biological, medical and material sciences. Understanding the interactions of these materials with biological samples at the atomic level is crucial for improving the applications of nanomolecules and address safety aspects concerning their use in medicine. Protein crystallography provides the interface view between proteins and carbon-based nanomolecules. We review forefront structural studies of nanomolecules interacting with proteins and the mechanism underlying these interactions. We provide a systematic analysis of approaches used to select proteins interacting with carbon-based nanomolecules explored from the worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) and scientific literature. The analysis of va

SUBMITTER: Di Costanzo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7435792 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature