[HTML][HTML] A review of multiscale modelling approaches for understanding catalytic ammonia synthesis and decomposition

L Skubic, S Gyergyek, M Huš, B Likozar - Journal of Catalysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Ammonia plays a crucial role in our lives as it is widely used, for example, in the synthesis of
fertilizers, the production of carbon-free hydrogen for fuel cells, or electricity generation …

Thermodynamic and kinetic approaches for drug discovery to target protein misfolding and aggregation

M Vendruscolo - Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Protein misfolding diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases,
are characterized by the aberrant aggregation of proteins. These conditions are still largely …

Using generative modeling to endow with potency initially inert compounds with good bioavailability and low toxicity

RI Horne, J Wilson-Godber… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the early stages of drug development, large chemical libraries are typically screened to
identify compounds of promising potency against the chosen targets. Often, however, the …

Multiplexed digital characterization of misfolded protein oligomers via solid-state nanopores

SE Sandler, RI Horne, S Rocchetti… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Misfolded protein oligomers are of central importance in both the diagnosis and treatment of
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. However, accurate high-throughput methods to …

Secondary processes dominate the quiescent, spontaneous aggregation of α-synuclein at physiological pH with sodium salts

RI Horne, MA Metrick, W Man, DJ Rinauro… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The accurate recapitulation in an in vitro assay of the aggregation process of α-synuclein in
Parkinson's disease has been a significant challenge. As α-synuclein does not aggregate …

Optimization of a small molecule inhibitor of secondary nucleation in α-synuclein aggregation

R Staats, ZF Brotzakis, S Chia, RI Horne… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease is characterised by the deposition in the brain of amyloid aggregates of
α-synuclein. The surfaces of these amyloid aggregates can catalyse the formation of new …

AI in computational chemistry through the lens of a decade-long journey

PO Dral - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This article gives a perspective on the progress of AI tools in computational chemistry
through the lens of the author's decade-long contributions put in the wider context of the …

Generative organic electronic molecular design informed by quantum chemistry

CH Li, DP Tabor - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Generative molecular design strategies have emerged as promising alternatives to trial-and-
error approaches for exploring and optimizing within large chemical spaces. To date …

The thermodynamics of neurodegenerative disease

G Meisl - Biophysics Reviews, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The formation of protein aggregates in the brain is a central aspect of the pathology of many
neurodegenerative diseases. This self-assembly of specific proteins into filamentous …

Discovery of potent inhibitors of α-synuclein aggregation using structure-based iterative learning

RI Horne, EA Andrzejewska, P Alam… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Machine learning methods hold the promise to reduce the costs and the failure
rates of conventional drug discovery pipelines. This issue is especially pressing for …