Issue 21, 2023

DFT investigation of temozolomide drug delivery by pure and boron doped C24 fullerene-like nanocages

Abstract

In this paper, the DFT/M05-2X-D3/6-31+G(d,p) theoretical chemistry method is used to probe the adsorption ability of pure and boron doped C24 toward the temozolomide (TMZ) anticancer drug. The study is conducted in both gas and aqueous phases. The positive values of the Gibbs free energy of formation (12.03, 9.14 and 2.51 kcal mol−1) show that the adsorption of TMZ on C24 is not allowed. However, the boron-doped C24 (BC23) forms a very stable molecular complex with TMZ in the gas phase, characterized by the adsorption energy and Gibbs free energy values of −32.07 and −21.27 kcal mol−1 respectively. Analysis of Hirshfeld's atomic charge revealed the transfer of 0.6395e from TMZ to BC23, which is confirmed by the value of the dipole moment of the complex (13.42 D in the gas phase) as well as its molecular electrostatic potential map. The change in the frontier molecular orbital energy difference of BC23 is found to be 21.67% proving the good sensitivity of the cage toward the drug. The TMZ–BC23 molecular complex is very stable in water though the sensitivity of the cage is hugely reduced in that solvent. The reliability of these results was confirmed by checking the outcomes at both wB97XD/6-31+G(d,p) and B3LYP-D3/6-31+G(d,p) levels. This work shows that pristine BC23 is a better adsorbent of TMZ than some reported nanomaterials from the theoretical chemistry point of view.

Graphical abstract: DFT investigation of temozolomide drug delivery by pure and boron doped C24 fullerene-like nanocages

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 jun. 2023
Accepted
02 sep. 2023
First published
08 sep. 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 5880-5891

DFT investigation of temozolomide drug delivery by pure and boron doped C24 fullerene-like nanocages

A. D. Tamafo Fouegue, V. de Paul Zoua, G. N. Kounou, B. L. Ndjopme Wandji, J. N. Ghogomu and R. A. Ntieche, Nanoscale Adv., 2023, 5, 5880 DOI: 10.1039/D3NA00402C

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