A DFT approach to the adsorption of the Levodopa anti-neurodegenerative drug on pristine and Al-doped boron nitride nanotubes as a drug delivery vehicle

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Melina Shadi
Shahla Hamedani
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[1] Islamic Azad University,PharmD, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch
[2] Islamic Azad University,Department of Chemistry, Abhar Branch
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Structural Chemistry | 2023年 / 34卷
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Boron nitride nanotubes; Density functional theory; Levodopa; Drug delivery; Doping;
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The adsorption behavior of the anti-neurodegenerative drug Levodopa (LD) on pristine and aluminum-doped (Al-doped) boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) has been investigated in the current study using the density functional theory (DFT) approach at the B3LYP/6-31G** level of theory. The aim was to improve and expand boron nitride nanotubes drug carriers used in biomedical systems, i.e., drug delivery systems. The binding qualities of pure and doped BNNT complexes as adsorbents with LD were explored using the natural bond orbitals (NBO) analysis, density of state (DOS), electrical and structural characteristics, and atoms in molecules (AIM) properties. Due to doping heteroatoms in the adsorbent's molecular structure, the obtained data reveal a gradual shift in LD adsorption, with a significant rise in negative adsorption energy values.
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