An overview of the Amber biomolecular simulation package

R Salomon‐Ferrer, DA Case… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular dynamics (MD) allows the study of biological and chemical systems at the
atomistic level on timescales from femtoseconds to milliseconds. It complements experiment …

Self-diffusion coefficient of bulk and confined water: a critical review of classical molecular simulation studies

IN Tsimpanogiannis, OA Moultos, LFM Franco… - Molecular …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
We present a detailed overview of classical molecular simulation studies examining the self-
diffusion coefficient of water. The self-diffusion coefficient is directly associated with the …

Higher infectivity of the SARS‐CoV‐2 new variants is associated with K417N/T, E484K, and N501Y mutants: an insight from structural data

A Khan, T Zia, M Suleman, T Khan… - Journal of cellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of the SARS‐CoV‐2 new variants reported to be 70% more contagious than
the earlier one is now spreading fast worldwide. There is an instant need to discover how …

[HTML][HTML] AlphaFold2 models indicate that protein sequence determines both structure and dynamics

HB Guo, A Perminov, S Bekele, G Kedziora… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract AlphaFold 2 (AF2) has placed Molecular Biology in a new era where we can
visualize, analyze and interpret the structures and functions of all proteins solely from their …

Systematic comparison of the structural and dynamic properties of commonly used water models for molecular dynamics simulations

SP Kadaoluwa Pathirannahalage… - Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Water is a unique solvent that is ubiquitous in biology and present in a variety of solutions,
mixtures, and materials settings. It therefore forms the basis for all molecular dynamics …

Hydrolysis of LiPF6-Containing Electrolyte at High Voltage

M Liu, J Vatamanu, X Chen, L Xing, K Xu… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
While lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) still prevails as the main conducting salt in
commercial lithium-ion batteries, its prominent disadvantage is high sensitivity toward water …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-strong bio-glue from genetically engineered polypeptides

C Ma, J Sun, B Li, Y Feng, Y Sun, L Xiang, B Wu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The development of biomedical glues is an important, yet challenging task as seemingly
mutually exclusive properties need to be combined in one material, ie strong adhesion and …

[HTML][HTML] Adenine oligomer directed synthesis of chiral gold nanoparticles

NH Cho, YB Kim, YY Lee, SW Im, RM Kim… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Precise control of morphology and optical response of 3-dimensional chiral nanoparticles
remain as a significant challenge. This work demonstrates chiral gold nanoparticle synthesis …

New ways to boost molecular dynamics simulations

E Krieger, G Vriend - Journal of computational chemistry, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We describe a set of algorithms that allow to simulate dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR, a
common benchmark) with the AMBER all‐atom force field at 160 nanoseconds/day on a …

[HTML][HTML] CD4+ effector T cells accelerate Alzheimer's disease in mice

J Machhi, P Yeapuri, Y Lu, E Foster, R Chikhale… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by pathological deposition of misfolded self-protein amyloid beta (Aβ) which in …