Comparison of Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Approaches for Relative Binding Free Energy Predictions

S Wan, AP Bhati, PV Coveney - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Alchemical relative binding free energy calculations have recently found important
applications in drug optimization. A series of congeneric compounds are generated from a …

Large scale study of ligand–protein relative binding free energy calculations: actionable predictions from statistically robust protocols

AP Bhati, PV Coveney - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The accurate and reliable prediction of protein–ligand binding affinities can play a central
role in the drug discovery process as well as in personalized medicine. Of considerable …

Ensemble-Based Approaches Ensure Reliability and Reproducibility

S Wan, AP Bhati, AD Wade… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
It is increasingly widely recognized that ensemble-based approaches are required to
achieve reliability, accuracy, and precision in molecular dynamics calculations. The purpose …

Optimal Molecular Design: Generative Active Learning Combining REINVENT with Precise Binding Free Energy Ranking Simulations

HH Loeffler, S Wan, M Klähn, AP Bhati… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Active learning (AL) is a specific instance of sequential experimental design and uses
machine learning to intelligently choose the next data point or batch of molecular structures …

Integration of molecular coarse-grained model into geometric representation learning framework for protein-protein complex property prediction

Y Yue, S Li, Y Cheng, L Wang, T Hou, Z Zhu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Structure-based machine learning algorithms have been utilized to predict the
properties of protein-protein interaction (PPI) complexes, such as binding affinity, which is …

Long Time Scale Ensemble Methods in Molecular Dynamics: Ligand–Protein Interactions and Allostery in SARS-CoV-2 Targets

AP Bhati, A Hoti, A Potterton, MK Bieniek… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We subject a series of five protein–ligand systems which contain important SARS-CoV-2
targets, 3-chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLPro), papain-like protease, and adenosine ribose …

Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Ensemble Methods for Accurate, Precise and Reproducible Absolute Binding Free Energy Calculations

AP Bhati, S Wan, PV Coveney - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Free energy calculations for protein–ligand complexes have become widespread in recent
years owing to several conceptual, methodological and technological advances. Central …

Alchemical free energy estimators and molecular dynamics engines: accuracy, precision, and reproducibility

AD Wade, AP Bhati, S Wan… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The binding free energy between a ligand and its target protein is an essential quantity to
know at all stages of the drug discovery pipeline. Assessing this value computationally can …

Meta-Learning Enables Complex Cluster-Specific Few-Shot Binding Affinity Prediction for Protein–Protein Interactions

Y Yue, Y Cheng, C Marquet, C Xiao… - Journal of Chemical …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Predicting protein–protein interaction (PPI) binding affinities in unseen protein complex
clusters is essential for elucidating complex protein interactions and for the targeted …

The performance of ensemble-based free energy protocols in computing binding affinities to ROS1 kinase

S Wan, AP Bhati, DW Wright, AD Wade, G Tresadern… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Optimization of binding affinities for compounds to their target protein is a primary objective
in drug discovery. Herein we report on a collaborative study that evaluates a set of …