A DFT study on the interaction between 5-fluorouracil and B 12 N 12 nanocluster

MB Javan, A Soltani, Z Azmoodeh, N Abdolahi… - RSC Advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
MB Javan, A Soltani, Z Azmoodeh, N Abdolahi, N Gholami
RSC Advances, 2016pubs.rsc.org
The electronic and optical properties of the 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on B12N12 surface were
investigated theoretically by pure and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT)
calculations. Herein, the B12N12 nanocluster is utilized as a drug delivery vehicle for both
the free and tautomeric forms of 5-FU drug. Our study indicates that the adsorption energy of
5-FU is an exothermic process with negative values of a few hundreds up to− 1.779 eV,
depending on their interaction configurations. The results show that the 5-FU drug is …
The electronic and optical properties of the 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on B12N12 surface were investigated theoretically by pure and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations. Herein, the B12N12 nanocluster is utilized as a drug delivery vehicle for both the free and tautomeric forms of 5-FU drug. Our study indicates that the adsorption energy of 5-FU is an exothermic process with negative values of a few hundreds up to −1.779 eV, depending on their interaction configurations. The results show that the 5-FU drug is covalently bonded to the surface of its nitrogen head, whereas the other forms represent weak interactions due to noncovalent bonds between two species. The tautomeric forms of 5-FU and the free forms of the adsorbate show different behavior of binding energies and the changes in molecular energy gaps.
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