Perspective on the current state-of-the-art of quantum computing for drug discovery applications

NS Blunt, J Camps, O Crawford, R Izsák… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Computational chemistry is an essential tool in the pharmaceutical industry. Quantum
computing is a fast evolving technology that promises to completely shift the computational …

The quantum chemical cluster approach in biocatalysis

X Sheng, F Himo - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The quantum chemical cluster approach has been used for modeling enzyme
active sites and reaction mechanisms for more than two decades. In this methodology, a …

[HTML][HTML] CREST—A program for the exploration of low-energy molecular chemical space

P Pracht, S Grimme, C Bannwarth, F Bohle… - The Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Conformer–rotamer sampling tool (CREST) is an open-source program for the efficient and
automated exploration of molecular chemical space. Originally developed in Pracht et …

Review on the QM/MM methodologies and their application to metalloproteins

CE Tzeliou, MA Mermigki, D Tzeli - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The multiscaling quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) approach was
introduced in 1976, while the extensive acceptance of this methodology started in the 1990s …

Navigating the landscape of enzyme design: from molecular simulations to machine learning

J Zhou, M Huang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Global environmental issues and sustainable development call for new technologies for fine
chemical synthesis and waste valorization. Biocatalysis has attracted great attention as the …

Substrate conformational switch enables the stereoselective dimerization in P450 NascB: insights from molecular dynamics simulations and quantum mechanical …

TP Zhou, J Feng, Y Wang, S Li, B Wang - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
P450 NascB catalyzes the coupling of cyclo-(l-tryptophan-l-proline)(1) to generate (−)-
naseseazine C (2) through intramolecular C–N bond formation and intermolecular C–C …

Applications of density functional theory in COVID-19 drug modeling

N Ye, Z Yang, Y Liu - Drug Discovery Today, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapidly evolving Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to millions of deaths
around the world, highlighting the pressing need to develop effective antiviral …

Using data science for mechanistic insights and selectivity predictions in a non-natural biocatalytic reaction

HD Clements, AR Flynn, BT Nicholls… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The study of non-natural biocatalytic transformations relies heavily on empirical methods,
such as directed evolution, for identifying improved variants. Although exceptionally …

Universal QM/MM approaches for general nanoscale applications

KS Csizi, M Reiher - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid models allow one to address
chemical phenomena in complex molecular environments. Whereas this modeling approach …

Modeling enzymatic enantioselectivity using quantum chemical methodology

X Sheng, M Kazemi, F Planas, F Himo - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
The computational study of enantioselective reactions is a challenging task that requires
high accuracy, as very small energy differences have to be reproduced. Quantum chemical …