Improving the LIE method for binding free energy calculations of protein–ligand complexes

WE Miranda, SY Noskov… - Journal of chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this work, we introduced an improved linear interaction energy (LIE) method
parameterization for computations of protein–ligand binding free energies. The protocol …

Ligand–receptor affinities computed by an adapted linear interaction model for continuum electrostatics and by protein conformational averaging

A Nunes-Alves, GM Arantes - Journal of Chemical Information and …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Accurate calculations of free energies involved in small-molecule binding to a receptor are
challenging. Interactions between ligand, receptor, and solvent molecules have to be …

Comprehending renin inhibitor's binding affinity using structure-based approaches

G Subramanian, SN Rao - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2013 - Elsevier
The performance of several structure-based design (SBD) approaches in predicting the
binding affinity of diverse small molecule inhibitors co-crystallized to human renin was …

Improved QM/MM Linear-Interaction Energy Model for Substrate Recognition in Zinc-Containing Metalloenzymes

WE Miranda, VA Ngo, PA Valiente… - The Journal of Physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
One of the essential challenges in the description of receptor–drug interactions in the
presence of various polyvalent cations (such as zinc, magnesium, or iron) is the accurate …

Um método computacional para estimar afinidades entre proteínas flexíveis e pequenos ligantes

AFN Alves - 2013 - teses.usp.br
Métodos computacionais são usados para gerar estruturas de complexo proteína-ligante e
estimar suas afinidades. Esse trabalho investigou como as diferentes representações da …

[PDF][PDF] Bioquímica e biofísica computacionais: simulações da reatividade e da estrutura de biomoléculas

GM Arantes - 2016 - teses.usp.br
Enzimas são catalisadores de extraordinária eficiência, capazes de acelerar reações
químicas até vinte ordens de magnitude [1]! Também possuem grande seletividade pelos …

Improving oral drug delivery: computational studies of proton dependent oligopeptide transporters

M Samsudin - 2015 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Proton dependent oligopeptide transporters (POTs) play a central role in nitrogen
homeostasis by coupling the uptake of dipeptides and tripeptides to the proton …