Influence of Structural, Electronic and Spin Properties of ND[NV]-Surface Group Conjugates on Formation of Their Biological Activity: Quantum Chemical Simulations

A. L. Pushkarchuk, S. A. Kuten, S. Ya Kilin, A. P. Nizovtsev, V. A. Pushkarchuk, Dominik L. Michels, Dmitry Lyakhov, F. Jelezko

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Abstract

To estimate possible biological activity of conjugates based on nanodiamond with an NV center inside (ND[NV]), with various functional groups located on its surface, their structural, electronic, and spin properties were calculated using the PM6 method. The energy gap between HOMO and LUMO of the complex was used as a main indicator of biological activity. It has been shown that complexes with OH or H groups attached to the (111) surface are most stable in an aqueous medium. Analysis of spin density and HOMO and LUMO localization shows that complexes ND[NV] may be not just an inert carrier of a biologically active drug or means of visualizing drug delivery, but are also directly involved in the formation of the biological activity of the conjugate.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)348-355
Number of pages8
JournalNonlinear Phenomena in Complex Systems
Volume24
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2022-04-20
Acknowledgements: The work was carried out within the framework of the State Research Programs “Convergence 2025” and “Materials science, new materials and technologies”. All Gaussian 16 package computations were performed using KAUST’s Ibex HPC. The authors thank the KAUST Supercomputing Core Lab team for assistance with execution tasks on Skylake nodes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mathematical Physics
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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