TY - JOUR
T1 - The main factor of the decrease in activity of luciferase on the Si surface
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 - 2008/3/3
Y1 - 2008/3/3
N2 - The interactions between the luciferase surface area around the active site and the Si surface were estimated by molecular dynamics simulations. The results show that the luciferase surface area around the active site is more unstable than the luciferase surface area with relatively high hydrophobicity when luciferase adsorbs on the Si surface. The main factor of the decrease in activity of luciferase on the Si surface would be adsorption-induced structural changes in active site. Si surface should be designed focusing on structural changes in active site.
AB - The interactions between the luciferase surface area around the active site and the Si surface were estimated by molecular dynamics simulations. The results show that the luciferase surface area around the active site is more unstable than the luciferase surface area with relatively high hydrophobicity when luciferase adsorbs on the Si surface. The main factor of the decrease in activity of luciferase on the Si surface would be adsorption-induced structural changes in active site. Si surface should be designed focusing on structural changes in active site.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cplett.2008.01.040
DO - 10.1016/j.cplett.2008.01.040
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:44549083749
SN - 0009-2614
VL - 453
SP - 279
EP - 282
JO - Chemical Physics Letters
JF - Chemical Physics Letters
IS - 4-6
ER -