TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of binding energies between luciferin and luciferase adsorbed on Si surface by docking simulations
AU - Nishiyama, Katsuhiko
AU - Watanabe, Takanobu
AU - Hoshino, Tadatsugu
AU - Ohdomari, Iwao
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Center of Excellence (COE) Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, by a Grant for the Promotion of the Advancement of Education and Research in Graduate Schools from the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, and by JST-PRESTO.
PY - 2007/5/4
Y1 - 2007/5/4
N2 - The binding energies between luciferin and luciferase adsorbed on a Si surface were estimated by docking simulations. These binding energies were more stable on a hydrophilic Si surface than on a hydrophobic Si surface, but their difference was small. Luciferase adsorbed more strongly on the hydrophobic Si surface than on the hydrophilic Si surface. The luciferase active site was not covered by the Si surface in this adsorption state. The hydrophobic surface would be suitable for the immobilization of luciferase both from the viewpoints of the binding of luciferin to luciferase and the adsorption of luciferase to the Si surface.
AB - The binding energies between luciferin and luciferase adsorbed on a Si surface were estimated by docking simulations. These binding energies were more stable on a hydrophilic Si surface than on a hydrophobic Si surface, but their difference was small. Luciferase adsorbed more strongly on the hydrophobic Si surface than on the hydrophilic Si surface. The luciferase active site was not covered by the Si surface in this adsorption state. The hydrophobic surface would be suitable for the immobilization of luciferase both from the viewpoints of the binding of luciferin to luciferase and the adsorption of luciferase to the Si surface.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cplett.2007.03.039
DO - 10.1016/j.cplett.2007.03.039
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34247254250
SN - 0009-2614
VL - 439
SP - 148
EP - 150
JO - Chemical Physics Letters
JF - Chemical Physics Letters
IS - 1-3
ER -