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” …

Aqueous basic solutions: hydroxide solvation, structural diffusion, and comparison to the hydrated proton

D Marx, A Chandra, ME Tuckerman - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Many hydrogen-bonded liquids, molecular solids, and lowdimensional systems support
anomalous diffusion mechanisms of topological charge defects created by the addition or …

A high-performance watermelon skin ion-solvating membrane for electrochemical CO2 reduction

Q Liu, T Tang, Z Tian, S Ding, L Wang, D Chen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Ion-solvating membranes have been gaining increasing attention as core components of
electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices. However, the development of ion …

Grotthuss mechanisms: from proton transport in proton wires to bioprotonic devices

T Miyake, M Rolandi - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract In 1804, Theodore von Grotthuss proposed a mechanism for proton (H+) transport
between water molecules that involves the exchange of a covalent bond between H and O …

Voltage-Gated Proton Channels: Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of the HV Family

TE DeCoursey - Physiological reviews, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Voltage-gated proton channels (HV) are unique, in part because the ion they conduct is
unique. HV channels are perfectly selective for protons and have a very small unitary …

Proton solvation and transport in aqueous and biomolecular systems: Insights from computer simulations

JMJ Swanson, CM Maupin, H Chen… - The Journal of …, 2007 - ACS Publications
The excess proton in aqueous media plays a pivotal role in many fundamental chemical (eg,
acid− base chemistry) and biological (eg, bioenergetics and enzyme catalysis) processes …

A practical guide to reliable first principles computational thermochemistry predictions across the periodic table

DA Dixon, D Feller, KA Peterson - Annual reports in computational …, 2012 - Elsevier
Abstract The Feller–Peterson–Dixon approach to the reliable prediction of thermochemical
properties to chemical accuracy is described. The method calculates the total atomization …

Photoexcited anhydrous proton conductivity in coordination polymer glass

N Ma, S Impeng, S Bureekaew… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Optically switchable proton-conductive materials will enable the development of artificial
ionic circuits. However, most switchable platforms rely on conformational changes in crystals …

[HTML][HTML] Acid-base dissociation mechanisms and energetics at the silica–water interface: An activationless process

BM Lowe, CK Skylaris, NG Green - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2015 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Silanol groups at the silica–water interface determine not only the surface
charge, but also have an important role in the binding of ions and biomolecules. As the pH is …

Enhancement of proton conduction at low humidity by incorporating imidazole microcapsules into polymer electrolyte membranes

J Wang, X Yue, Z Zhang, Z Yang, Y Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Design and fabrication of hierarchically structured membranes with high proton
conductivity is crucial to many energy‐relevant applications including proton exchange …