How do preorganized electric fields function in catalytic cycles? The case of the enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase

W Peng, S Yan, X Zhang, L Liao, J Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nature has devised intrinsic electric fields (IEFs) that are engaged in electrostatic catalysis of
enzymes. But, how does the IEF target its function in enzymes that involve several reaction …

Managing the redox potential of PCET in grotthuss-type proton wires

E Odella, M Secor, EA Reyes Cruz… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Expanding proton-coupled electron transfer to multiproton translocations (MPCET) provides
a bioinspired mechanism to transport protons away from the redox site. This expansion has …

Artificial neural networks as propagators in quantum dynamics

M Secor, AV Soudackov… - The journal of physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The utilization of artificial neural networks (ANNs) provides strategies for accelerating
molecular simulations. Herein, ANNs are implemented as propagators of the time …

A new family of thiolate-bridged bimetallic complexes featuring a benzimidazole moiety: synthesis, structure and redox reactivity

K Di, D Yang, L Su, R Du, S Dong, B Wang, J Qu - Dalton Transactions, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Thiolate-bridged bimetallic complexes have attracted considerable attention owing to their
extensive applications in bioinspired catalysis as biological metalloenzymes. Compared …

When a Twist Makes a Difference: Exploring PCET and ESIPT on a Nonplanar Hydrogen-Bonded Donor–Acceptor System

E Odella, JH Fetherolf, M Secor, L DiPaola… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bioinspired benzimidazole-phenol constructs with an intramolecular hydrogen bond
connecting the phenol and the benzimidazole have been synthesized to study both proton …

Construction and Reactivity of Benzimidazole‐Modified Thiolate‐Bridged Diiron Complexes with Different Electronic Structures

K Di, D Yang, R Du, S Dong, B Wang… - European Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Thiolate‐bridged diiron complexes have drawn extensive attention due to their wide
applications in the biomimetic simulation for the structure and function of various …

Cascade proton relays facilitate electron transfer across hydrogen‐bonding network

H Kim, D Lee - Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Functioning as both hydrogen‐bonding donor and acceptor, the imidazole group of histidine
holds a unique position in the proton transfer cascade of biological systems. For example, a …

Investigations into Proton Transfer and Energy Conversion Using Machine Learning and Quantum Chemistry

M Secor - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Fossil fuels are a primary source of energy world-wide. These fuels will eventually be
exhausted and have a deleterious effect on the environment through carbon dioxide …

Benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d′]bis([1,2,3]thiadiazole)-4-carbonitrile

TN Chmovzh, TA Kudryashev, KS Gaisin, OA Rakitin - Molbank, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electron-withdrawing heterocyclic units are found in most organic optoelectronic materials.
Benzo [1, 2-d: 4, 5-d′] bis ([1, 2, 3] thiadiazole) is an interesting new heterocyclic system …

Molecular Approaches to Solar Fuel Production

EAR Cruz - 2023 - search.proquest.com
The conversion of water to hydrogen and of carbon dioxide to industrially relevant chemical
precursors are examples of reactions that can be used to store renewable energy as fuels or …