Coarse-grained protein models and their applications

S Kmiecik, D Gront, M Kolinski, L Wieteska… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The traditional computational modeling of protein structure, dynamics, and interactions
remains difficult for many protein systems. It is mostly due to the size of protein …

Drug design in the exascale era: a perspective from massively parallel QM/MM simulations

B Raghavan, M Paulikat, K Ahmad… - Journal of chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The initial phases of drug discovery–in silico drug design–could benefit from first principle
Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations …

Ten quick tips for homology modeling of high-resolution protein 3D structures

Y Haddad, V Adam, Z Heger - PLoS computational biology, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Author summary The purpose of this quick guide is to help new modelers who have little or
no background in comparative modeling yet are keen to produce high-resolution protein 3D …

The targeted pesticides as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: Comprehensive cross-organism molecular modelling studies performed to anticipate the pharmacology of …

M Mladenović, BB Arsić, N Stanković, N Mihović… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Commercially available pesticides were examined as Mus musculus and Homo sapiens
acetylcholinesterase (m AChE and h AChE) inhibitors by means of ligand-based (LB) and …

Perspectives on Computational Enzyme Modeling: From Mechanisms to Design and Drug Development

K Nam, Y Shao, DT Major, M Wolf-Watz - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
Understanding enzyme mechanisms is essential for unraveling the complex molecular
machinery of life. In this review, we survey the field of computational enzymology …

The impression of a nonexisting catalytic effect: the role of CotB2 in guiding the complex biosynthesis of cyclooctat-9-en-7-ol

K Raz, R Driller, N Dimos, M Ringel… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Terpene synthases generate terpenes employing diversified carbocation chemistry,
including highly specific ring formations, proton and hydride transfers, and methyl as well as …

Polycaprolactone enzymatic hydrolysis: a mechanistic study

BC Almeida, P Figueiredo, ATP Carvalho - Acs Omega, 2019 - ACS Publications
Accumulation of plastic waste is a major environmental problem. Enzymes, particularly
esterases, play an important role in the biodegradation of polyesters. These enzymes are …

Computational investigation of the interplay of substrate positioning and reactivity in catechol O-methyltransferase

N Patra, EI Ioannidis, HJ Kulik - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a SAM-and Mg2+-dependent methyltransferase
that regulates neurotransmitters through methylation. Simulations and experiments have …

Biocatalytic Baeyer–Villiger reactions: uncovering the source of regioselectivity at each evolutionary stage of a mutant with scrutiny of fleeting chiral intermediates

Y Dong, T Li, S Zhang, J Sanchis, H Yin, J Ren… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this study, we report the discovery of unexpected mechanistic intricacies of Baeyer–
Villiger monooxygenases (BVMOs) and provide insights that promise to help in extending …

Structural Predictive Model of Presenilin‐2 Protein and Analysis of Structural Effects of Familial Alzheimer's Disease Mutations

A Soto-Ospina, P Araque Marín… - Biochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease manifests itself in brain tissue by neuronal death, due to aggregation of
β‐amyloid, produced by senile plaques, and hyperphosphorylation of the tau protein, which …