Recognition in the domain of molecular chirality: from noncovalent interactions to separation of enantiomers

P Peluso, B Chankvetadze - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
It is not a coincidence that both chirality and noncovalent interactions are ubiquitous in
nature and synthetic molecular systems. Noncovalent interactivity between chiral molecules …

AI in drug discovery and its clinical relevance

R Qureshi, M Irfan, TM Gondal, S Khan, J Wu, MU Hadi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the need for novel drug discovery process.
However, the journey from conceptualizing a drug to its eventual implementation in clinical …

Omicron BA. 2 (B. 1.1. 529.2): high potential for becoming the next dominant variant

J Chen, GW Wei - The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Omicron variant has three subvariants: BA. 1 (B. 1.1. 529.1), BA. 2 (B. 1.1. 529.2), and
BA. 3 (B. 1.1. 529.3). BA. 2 is found to be able to alarmingly reinfect patients originally …

Computational studies of drug repurposing and synergism of lopinavir, oseltamivir and ritonavir binding with SARS-CoV-2 protease against COVID-19

N Muralidharan, R Sakthivel… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
A novel coronavirus, formally named as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) has caused coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide, and it is the …

Supercrystal engineering of atomically precise gold nanoparticles promoted by surface dynamics

Q Yao, L Liu, S Malola, M Ge, H Xu, Z Wu, T Chen… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
The controllable packing of functional nanoparticles (NPs) into crystalline lattices is of
interest in the development of NP-based materials. Here we demonstrate that the size …

Analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein glycan shield reveals implications for immune recognition

OC Grant, D Montgomery, K Ito, RJ Woods - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Here we have generated 3D structures of glycoforms of the spike (S) glycoprotein from
SARS-CoV-2, based on reported 3D structures and glycomics data for the protein produced …

Comparative assessment of scoring functions: the CASF-2016 update

M Su, Q Yang, Y Du, G Feng, Z Liu, Y Li… - Journal of chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In structure-based drug design, scoring functions are often employed to evaluate protein–
ligand interactions. A variety of scoring functions have been developed so far, and thus …

Structure of the µ-opioid receptor–Gi protein complex

A Koehl, H Hu, S Maeda, Y Zhang, Q Qu, JM Paggi… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The μ-opioid receptor (μOR) is a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) and the target of most
clinically and recreationally used opioids. The induced positive effects of analgesia and …

Psi4 1.1: An Open-Source Electronic Structure Program Emphasizing Automation, Advanced Libraries, and Interoperability

RM Parrish, LA Burns, DGA Smith… - Journal of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Psi4 is an ab initio electronic structure program providing methods such as Hartree–Fock,
density functional theory, configuration interaction, and coupled-cluster theory. The 1.1 …

Stilbene-based natural compounds as promising drug candidates against COVID-19

HM Wahedi, S Ahmad, SW Abbasi - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The pandemic coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) presents a great threat to public health. Currently …