Combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods in computational enzymology

MW van der Kamp, AJ Mulholland - Biochemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
Computational enzymology is a rapidly maturing field that is increasingly integral to
understanding mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions and their practical applications …

Butyrylcholinesterase for protection from organophosphorus poisons: catalytic complexities and hysteretic behavior

P Masson, O Lockridge - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2010 - Elsevier
Butyrylcholinesterase is a promiscuous enzyme that displays complex kinetic behavior. It is
toxicologically important because it detoxifies organophosphorus poisons (OP) by making a …

Carbon quantum dots directly generated from electrochemical oxidation of graphite electrodes in alkaline alcohols and the applications for specific ferric ion detection …

M Liu, Y Xu, F Niu, JJ Gooding, J Liu - Analyst, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are attracting tremendous interest owing to their low toxicity,
water dispersibility, biocompatibility, optical properties and wide applicability. Herein, CQDs …

Rational redesign of enzyme via the combination of quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics, molecular dynamics, and structural biology study

HY Lin, X Chen, J Dong, JF Yang, H Xiao… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Increasing demands for efficient and versatile chemical reactions have prompted
innovations in enzyme engineering. A major challenge in engineering α-ketoglutarate …

Structure and therapeutic uses of butyrylcholinesterase: application in detoxification, Alzheimer's disease, and fat metabolism

S Xing, Q Li, B Xiong, Y Chen, F Feng… - Medicinal Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Structural information of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and its variants associated with
several diseases are discussed here. Pure human BChE has been proved safe and effective …

A comprehensive review of cholinesterase modeling and simulation

D De Boer, N Nguyen, J Mao, J Moore, EJ Sorin - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present article reviews published efforts to study acetylcholinesterase and
butyrylcholinesterase structure and function using computer-based modeling and simulation …

[HTML][HTML] Pillar [6] MaxQ: a potent supramolecular host for in vivo sequestration of methamphetamine and fentanyl

AT Brockett, W Xue, D King, CL Deng, C Zhai… - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Pillar [6] MaxQ (P6AS) functions as an in vivo sequestration agent for
methamphetamine and fentanyl. We use 1 H NMR, isothermal titration calorimetry, and …

Catalytic reaction mechanism of acetylcholinesterase determined by Born− Oppenheimer ab initio QM/MM molecular dynamics simulations

Y Zhou, S Wang, Y Zhang - The journal of physical chemistry B, 2010 - ACS Publications
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is a remarkably efficient serine hydrolase responsible for the
termination of impulse signaling at cholinergic synapses. By employing Born− Oppenheimer …

Quantum mechanical methods for drug design

T Zhou, D Huang, A Caflisch - Current topics in medicinal …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Quantum mechanical (QM) methods are becoming popular in computational drug design
and development mainly because high accuracy is required to estimate (relative) binding …

Discovery and protein engineering of biocatalysts for organic synthesis

GA Behrens, A Hummel, SK Padhi… - Advanced Synthesis …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Modern tools for enzyme discovery and protein engineering substantially broadened the
number of enzymes applicable for biocatalysis and helped to alter their properties such as …