The stability of oxygen‐centered radicals and its response to hydrogen bonding interactions

V Korotenko, H Zipse - Journal of Computational Chemistry, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The stability of various alkoxy/aryloxy/peroxy radicals, as well as TEMPO and triplet
dioxygen (3O2) has been explored at a variety of theoretical levels. Good correlations …

Computational Tale of Two Enzymes: Glycerol Dehydration With or Without B12

B Kovačević, D Barić, D Babić, L Bilić… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We present a series of QM/MM calculations aimed at understanding the mechanism of the
biological dehydration of glycerol. Strikingly and unusually, this process is catalyzed by two …

Catalytic mechanism of the glycyl radical enzyme 4-hydroxyphenylacetate decarboxylase from continuum electrostatic and QC/MM calculations

M Feliks, BM Martins, GM Ullmann - Journal of the American …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Using continuum electrostatics and QC/MM calculations, we investigate the catalytic cycle of
the glycyl radical enzyme 4-hydroxyphenylacetate decarboxylase, an enzyme involved in …

Demystifying the catalytic pathway of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isocitrate lyase

CU Ibeji, NAM Salleh, JS Sum, ACW Ch'ng, TS Lim… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Pulmonary tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of the most
persistent diseases leading to death in humans. As one of the key targets during the …

Probing the catalytic mechanism involved in the isocitrate lyase superfamily: hybrid quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical calculations on 2, 3-dimethylmalate …

N Jongkon, W Chotpatiwetchkul… - The Journal of Physical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The isocitrate lyase (ICL) superfamily catalyzes the cleavage of the C (2)–C (3) bond of
various α-hydroxy acid substrates. Members of the family are found in bacteria, fungi, and …

Theoretical Studies of Radical Enzymes

GM Sandala, DM Smith… - Encyclopedia of Radicals …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The understanding of the mechanisms of radical enzymes has benefited greatly from the
contribution of theoretical computations. This review highlights the success for a series of …