Combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods in computational enzymology

MW van der Kamp, AJ Mulholland - Biochemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
Computational enzymology is a rapidly maturing field that is increasingly integral to
understanding mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions and their practical applications …

QM/MM methods for biomolecular systems

HM Senn, W Thiel - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Two are better than one: Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods are
the state‐of‐the‐art computational technique for treating reactive and other “electronic” …

P450 Enzymes: Their Structure, Reactivity, and Selectivity Modeled by QM/MM Calculations

S Shaik, S Cohen, Y Wang, H Chen, D Kumar… - Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The introduction of oxygen into biochemical processes has brought about an evolutionary
leap in the history of life, whereby many organisms have evolved to use oxygen as part of …

Theoretical perspective on the structure and mechanism of cytochrome P450 enzymes

S Shaik, D Kumar, SP de Visser, A Altun… - Chemical …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Cytochrome P450 is one of the most versatile enzymes in nature. 1 It uses dioxygen and two
reducing equivalents to catalyze a great variety of stereospecific and regioselective oxygen …

Ab initio quantum chemical and mixed quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods for studying enzymatic catalysis

RA Friesner, V Guallar - Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract We describe large scale ab initio quantum chemical and mixed quantum
mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods for studying enzymatic reactions. First …

QM/MM studies of enzymes

HM Senn, W Thiel - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2007 - Elsevier
Combined quantum-mechanics/molecular-mechanics (QM/MM) methods are making rapid
progress both methodologically and with respect to their range of application. Mechanistic …

QM/MM methods for biological systems

HM Senn, W Thiel - Atomistic approaches in modern biology: from …, 2007 - Springer
Thirty years after the seminal contribution by Warshel and Levitt, we review the state of the
art of combined quantum-mechanics/molecular-mechanics (QM/MM) methods, with a focus …

Quantum mechanically derived AMBER‐compatible heme parameters for various states of the cytochrome P450 catalytic cycle

K Shahrokh, A Orendt, GS Yost… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular mechanics (MM) methods are computationally affordable tools for screening
chemical libraries of novel compounds for sites of P450 metabolism. One challenge for MM …

Computational prediction of metabolism: sites, products, SAR, P450 enzyme dynamics, and mechanisms

J Kirchmair, MJ Williamson, JD Tyzack… - Journal of chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Metabolism of xenobiotics remains a central challenge for the discovery and development of
drugs, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and agrochemicals. Metabolic transformations …

A highly reactive mononuclear non-heme manganese (IV)–Oxo complex that can activate the strong C–H bonds of alkanes

X Wu, MS Seo, KM Davis, YM Lee, J Chen… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
A mononuclear non-heme manganese (IV)–oxo complex has been synthesized and
characterized using various spectroscopic methods. The Mn (IV)–oxo complex shows high …