Application of quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics methods in the study of enzymatic reaction mechanisms

SF Sousa, AJM Ribeiro, RPP Neves… - Wiley …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods offer a very appealing option
for the computational study of enzymatic reaction mechanisms, by separating the problem …

Vanadium and proteins: Uptake, transport, structure, activity and function

JC Pessoa, E Garribba, MFA Santos… - Coordination chemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
Vanadium is an element ubiquitously present in our planet's crust and thus there are several
organisms that use vanadium for activity or function of proteins. Examples are the vanadium …

The effects of the metal ion substitution into the active site of metalloenzymes: A theoretical insight on some selected cases

M Prejanò, ME Alberto, N Russo, M Toscano, T Marino - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
A large number of enzymes need a metal ion to express their catalytic activity. Among the
different roles that metal ions can play in the catalytic event, the most common are their …

Mechanism for the synthesis of medium-chain 1-alkenes from fatty acids catalyzed by binuclear iron UndA decarboxylase

Y Wang, SL Chen - Journal of Catalysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Terminal olefins synthesized by the decarboxylation of fatty acids are important platform
chemicals. PfUndA is a nonheme di-iron oxidase capable of converting medium-chain (C …

Recent application of calculations of metal complexes based on density functional theory

SC Qi, J Hayashi, L Zhang - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Density functional theory (DFT) has become a widely applied computational tool in most
chemistry fields. Because of its applicability, DFT calculations involving metal complexes are …

How Can Methanol Dehydrogenase from Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum Work with the Alien CeIII Ion in the Active Center? A Theoretical Study

M Prejanò, T Marino, N Russo - Chemistry–A European …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Lanthanides are an example of nonbiogenic metal species and have been widely used in
crystallographic and spectroscopic studies to probe Mg2+/Ca2+ binding sites in …

A key piece in the global N-cycle: The N–N bond formation presented by heme-dependent hydrazine synthase

JX Su, SL Chen - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Responsible for the critical step of N–N bond formation in the global N-cycle, hydrazine
synthase (HZS), a heme-dependent enzyme, catalyzes the production of hydrazine (N2H4) …

Improving the catalytic power of the DszD enzyme for the biodesulfurization of crude oil and derivatives

P Ferreira, SF Sousa, PA Fernandes… - … –A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The enhancement of the catalytic power of enzymes is a subject of enormous interest both
for science and for industry. The latter, in particular, due to the vast applications enzymes …

How lanthanide ions affect the addition–elimination step of methanol dehydrogenases

M Prejanò, N Russo, T Marino - Chemistry–A European …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The recently discovered methanol dehydrogenase, XoxF, is a widespread enzyme used by
methylotrophic bacteria to oxidize methanol for carbon and energy, and requires lanthanide …

Insights into the key interactions between human protein phosphatase 5 and cantharidin using molecular dynamics and site-directed mutagenesis bioassays

JY Liu, XE Chen, YL Zhang - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
Serine/threonine protein phosphatase 5 (PP5) is a promising novel target for anticancer
therapies. This work aims to uncover the key interactions at the atomic level between PP5 …