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Molecular Self-Assembly Strategy for Encapsulation of an Amphipathic α-Helical Antimicrobial Peptide into the Different Polymeric and Copolymeric Nanoparticles.

Abstract：

:Encapsulation of peptide and protein-based drugs in polymeric nanoparticles is one of the fundamental fields in controlled-release drug delivery systems. The molecular mechanisms of absorption of peptides to the polymeric nanoparticles are still unknown, and there is no precise molecular data on the encapsulation process of peptide and protein-based drugs. Herein, the self-assembly of different polymers and block copolymers with combinations of the various molecular weight of blocks and the effects of resultant polymer and copolymer nanomicelles on the stability of magainin2, an α-helical antimicrobial peptide, were investigated by means of all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The micelle forming, morphology of micellar aggregations and changes in the first hydration shell of the micelles during micelles formation were explored as well. The results showed that the peptide binds to the polymer and copolymer micelles and never detaches during the MD simulation time. In general, all polymers and copolymers simultaneously encapsulated the peptide during micelles formation and had the ability to maintain the helical structure of the peptide, whereas the first hydration shell of the peptide remained unchanged. Among the micelles, the polyethylene glycol (PEG) micelles completely encapsulated magainin2 and, surprisingly, the NMR structure of the peptide was perfectly kept during the encapsulation process. The MD results also indicated that the aromatic and basic residues of the peptide strongly interact with polymers/copolymers and play important roles in the encapsulation mechanism. This research will provide a good opportunity in the design of polymer surfaces for drug delivery applications such as controlled-release peptide delivery systems.

journal_name

J Chem Inf Model

journal_title

Journal of chemical information and modeling

authors

Jafari M,Doustdar F,Mehrnejad F

doi

10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00641

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-01-28 00:00:00

pages

550-563

issue

eissn

1549-9596

issn

1549-960X

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Molecular Self-Assembly Strategy for Encapsulation of an Amphipathic α-Helical Antimicrobial Peptide into the Different Polymeric and Copolymeric Nanoparticles.