Triosephosphate isomerase: a highly evolved biocatalyst

RK Wierenga, EG Kapetaniou… - Cellular and molecular life …, 2010 - Springer
Triosephosphate isomerase (TIM) is a perfectly evolved enzyme which very fast
interconverts dihydroxyacetone phosphate and d-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. Its catalytic …

A role for flexible loops in enzyme catalysis

MM Malabanan, TL Amyes, JP Richard - Current opinion in structural …, 2010 - Elsevier
Triosephosphate isomerase (TIM), glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, and orotidine 5′-
monophosphate decarboxylase each use the binding energy from the interaction of …

Enzyme architecture: on the importance of being in a protein cage

JP Richard, TL Amyes, B Goryanova, X Zhai - Current opinion in chemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Substrate binding occludes water from the active sites of enzymes.•KSI binds
steroid substrates at a solvent exposed cleft.•TIM binds substrate at an open cage.•DAP …

Antileishmanial phytochemical phenolics: molecular docking to potential protein targets

IV Ogungbe, WR Erwin, WN Setzer - Journal of Molecular Graphics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
A molecular docking analysis has been carried out to examine potential Leishmania protein
targets of antiprotozoal plant-derived polyphenolic compounds. A total of 352 phenolic …

In-silico Leishmania Target Selectivity of Antiparasitic Terpenoids

IV Ogungbe, WN Setzer - Molecules, 2013 - mdpi.com
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), like leishmaniasis, are major causes of mortality in
resource-limited countries. The mortality associated with these diseases is largely due to …

Experimental structure based drug design (SBDD) applications for anti‐leishmanial drugs: A paradigm shift?

M Marín, M López, L Gallego‐Yerga… - Medicinal Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Leishmaniasis is a group of neglected tropical diseases caused by at least 20 species of
Leishmania protozoa, which are spread by the bite of infected sandflies. There are three …

A paradigm for enzyme-catalyzed proton transfer at carbon: triosephosphate isomerase

JP Richard - Biochemistry, 2012 - ACS Publications
Triosephosphate isomerase (TIM) catalyzes the stereospecific 1, 2-proton shift at
dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) to give (R)-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate through a …

'Negative'and 'positive catalysis': complementary principles that shape the catalytic landscape of enzymes

B Vögeli, TJ Erb - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Our understanding of enzyme catalysis is dominated by transition state theory. According to
this concept, an enzymatic reaction is guided along a desired reaction coordinate through …

The potential of secondary metabolites from plants as drugs or leads against protozoan neglected diseases—Part III: In-silico molecular docking investigations

IV Ogungbe, WN Setzer - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Malaria, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and human African trypanosomiasis continue to
cause considerable suffering and death in develo** countries. Current treatment options …

The activating oxydianion binding domain for enzyme-catalyzed proton transfer, hydride transfer, and decarboxylation: Specificity and enzyme architecture

AC Reyes, X Zhai, KT Morgan… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The kinetic parameters for activation of yeast triosephosphate isomerase (Sc TIM), yeast
orotidine monophosphate decarboxylase (Sc OMPDC), and human liver glycerol 3 …