Unravelling performance of honeycomb structures as drug delivery systems for the isoniazid drug using DFT-D3 correction dispersion and molecular dynamic simulations

In this study, the potential of aluminum nitride (h-AlN), boron nitride (h-BN) and silicon carbide (h-SiC) nanosheets as the drug delivery systems (DDS) of isoniazid (INH) was scrutinized through density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamic (MD) simulations. We performed DFT periodic calcul...

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Published in:	Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP Vol. 26; no. 18; p. 14018
Main Authors:	Ganji, Masoud Darvish, Ko, Hyunseok, Jamehbozorgi, Saeed, Tajbakhsh, Mahmood, Tanreh, Sepideh, Pahlavan Nejad, Rosa, Sepahvand, Mahboubeh, Rezvani, Mahyar
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 08-05-2024
Subjects:	Aluminum Compounds Antitubercular Agents - chemistry Boron Compounds - chemistry Carbon Compounds, Inorganic - chemistry Density Functional Theory Drug Carriers - chemistry Drug Delivery Systems Isoniazid - chemistry Molecular Dynamics Simulation Nanostructures - chemistry Nitrogen Compounds - chemistry Silicon Compounds - chemistry
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Summary:	In this study, the potential of aluminum nitride (h-AlN), boron nitride (h-BN) and silicon carbide (h-SiC) nanosheets as the drug delivery systems (DDS) of isoniazid (INH) was scrutinized through density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamic (MD) simulations. We performed DFT periodic calculations on the geometry and electronic features of nanosheets adsorbed with INH by the DFT functional (DZP/GGA-PBE) employed in the SIESTA code. In the energetically favorable model, an oxygen atom of the C-O group of the INH molecule interacts with a Si atom of the h-SiC at 2.077 Å with an interaction energy of -1.361 eV. Charge transfer (CT) calculation by employing the Mulliken, Hirshfeld and Voronoi approaches reveals that the monolayers and drug molecules act as donors and acceptors, respectively. The density of states (DOS) calculations indicate that the HOMO-LUMO energy gap (HLG) of the h-SiC nanosheet declines significantly from 2.543 to 1.492 eV upon the adsorption of the INH molecule, which causes an electrical conductivity increase and then produces an electrical signal. The signal is linked to the existence of INH, demonstrating that h-SiC may be an appropriate sensor for INH sensing. The decrease in HLG for the interaction of INH and h-SiC is the uppermost (up to 41%) representing the uppermost sensitivity, whereas the sensitivity trend is (h-SiC) > (h-AlN) > (h-BN). Quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) investigations is employed to scrutinize the nature of the INH/nanosheet interactions. The QTAIM analysis reveals that the interaction of the INH molecule and h-SiC has a partially covalent nature, while INH/h-AlN model electrostatic interaction occurs in the system and noncovalent and electrostatic interaction for the INH/h-BN model. Finally, the state-of-the-art DFT-MD simulations utilized in this study can mimic ambient conditions. The results obtained from the MD simulation show that it takes more time to bond the INH drug and h-SiC, and the INH/h-SiC system becomes stable. The results of the current research demonstrate the potential of h-SiC as a suitable sensor and drug delivery platform for INH drugs to remedy tuberculosis.
ISSN:	1463-9084
DOI:	10.1039/d3cp05457h