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For the search of ligand\u2013fullerene interactions, was used AutoDockVina software. As a reference structure, the fullerene C60 was used. After the docking procedure, the ligands\u2013fullerenes interactions were tested. The important factor determining the mutual affinity of the tested ligands and nanocarriers is the symmetry of the analyzed nanostructures. Here, this feature has the influence on the distribution of such groups like donors and acceptors of hydrogen bonds on the surface of nanoparticles. We calculated the best binding affinities of ligands, values of binding constants and differences relative to C60 molecules. The best binding efficiency was found for linear ligands. It was also found that the shorter the molecule, the better the binding performance, the more the particle grows and the lower the yield. Small structures of ligands react easily with small structures of nanoparticles. The highest positive percentage deviations were obtained for ligand\u2013fullerene complexes showing the highest binding energy values. Detailed analysis of structural properties after docking showed that the values of affinity of the studied indolizine ligands to the rhombellanes surface are correlated with the strength\/length of hydrogen bonds formed between them.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym11081048","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,15]],"date-time":"2019-08-15T04:22:54Z","timestamp":1565842974000},"page":"1048","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Docking of Polyethylenimines Derivatives on Cube Rhombellane Functionalized Homeomorphs"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8433-3520","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Beata","family":"Szefler","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Kurpi\u0144skiego 5, 85-096 Bydgoszcz, Poland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7268-4956","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Przemys\u0142aw","family":"Czele\u0144","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Kurpi\u0144skiego 5, 85-096 Bydgoszcz, Poland"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Lungu, C.L., Diudea, M.V., Putz, M.V., and Grudzinski, I.P. 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