Cation− π interaction: Its role and relevance in chemistry, biology, and material science

AS Mahadevi, GN Sastry - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Noncovalent interactions are essential for the existence of solid and liquid phases. 1, 2
Traditionally touted as weak forces, quantification of these interactions, which govern the …

Metal ion modeling using classical mechanics

P Li, KM Merz Jr - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Metal ions play significant roles in numerous fields including chemistry, geochemistry,
biochemistry, and materials science. With computational tools increasingly becoming …

MCPB. py: A python based metal center parameter builder

P Li, KM Merz Jr - 2016 - ACS Publications
MCPB. py, a python based metal center parameter builder, has been developed to build
force fields for the simulation of metal complexes employing the bonded model approach. It …

Rational design of particle mesh Ewald compatible Lennard-Jones parameters for+ 2 metal cations in explicit solvent

P Li, BP Roberts, DK Chakravorty… - Journal of chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Metal ions play significant roles in biological systems. Accurate molecular dynamics (MD)
simulations on these systems require a validated set of parameters. Although there are more …

Parameterization of monovalent ions for the OPC3, OPC, TIP3P-FB, and TIP4P-FB water models

A Sengupta, Z Li, LF Song, P Li… - Journal of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Monovalent ions play significant roles in various biological and material systems. Recently,
four new water models (OPC3, OPC, TIP3P-FB, and TIP4P-FB), with significantly improved …

Systematic parameterization of monovalent ions employing the nonbonded model

P Li, LF Song, KM Merz Jr - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Monovalent ions play fundamental roles in many biological processes in organisms.
Modeling these ions in molecular simulations continues to be a challenging problem. The 12 …

Recent advances of luminescent sensors for iron and copper: Platforms, mechanisms, and bio-applications

Z Li, JT Hou, S Wang, L Zhu, X He, J Shen - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Iron and copper are two essential metal elements in living systems, and their homeostasis is
extremely important to maintain normal biological activities. Deficiency or overload of these …

Parameterization of highly charged metal ions using the 12-6-4 LJ-type nonbonded model in explicit water

P Li, LF Song, KM Merz Jr - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2015 - ACS Publications
Highly charged metal ions act as catalytic centers and structural elements in a broad range
of chemical complexes. The nonbonded model for metal ions is extensively used in …

Inhibition of aquaporin-1 prevents myocardial remodeling by blocking the transmembrane transport of hydrogen peroxide

V Montiel, R Bella, LYM Michel, H Esfahani… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Pathological remodeling of the myocardium has long been known to involve oxidant
signaling, but strategies using systemic antioxidants have generally failed to prevent it. We …

Bacterial multidrug efflux transporters

JA Delmar, CC Su, EW Yu - Annual review of biophysics, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Infections caused by bacteria are a leading cause of death worldwide. Although antibiotics
remain a key clinical therapy, their effectiveness has been severely compromised by the …