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. 2018 Jan 18;8:1115. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-19521-9

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Molecular docking of CNTs and TLR4. Results of docking simulations of pristine and carboxylated CNTs and TLR4. (a) The best binding mode for pristine CNT. (b) best binding mode for carboxylated CNT. (c) lateral view of the second top binding pose for carboxylated CNT. (d) lateral view of the third top binding pose for the same CNT. (e) top view of the same configuration as in (c). (f) top view of the same configuration as in (d). The mechanism involves interactions of the target protein with both the tip and side-wall of CNTs.