Improving the prediction of absolute solvation free energies using the next generation OPLS force field

D Shivakumar, E Harder, W Damm… - Journal of chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Explicit solvent molecular dynamics free energy perturbation simulations were performed to
predict absolute solvation free energies of 239 diverse small molecules. We use OPLS2. 0 …

Automated force field parameterization for nonpolarizable and polarizable atomic models based on ab initio target data

L Huang, B Roux - Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2013 - ACS Publications
Classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations based on atomistic models are increasingly
used to study a wide range of biological systems. A prerequisite for meaningful results from …

A GROMOS-compatible force field for small organic molecules in the condensed phase: The 2016H66 parameter set

BAC Horta, PT Merz, PFJ Fuchs, J Dolenc… - Journal of chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This article reports on the calibration and validation of a new GROMOS-compatible
parameter set 2016H66 for small organic molecules in the condensed phase. The …

Prediction of protein–ligand binding affinity by free energy simulations: assumptions, pitfalls and expectations

J Michel, JW Essex - Journal of computer-aided molecular design, 2010 - Springer
Many limitations of current computer-aided drug design arise from the difficulty of reliably
predicting the binding affinity of a small molecule to a biological target. There is thus a strong …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Alchemical free energy calculations for drug discovery

DL Mobley, PV Klimovich - The Journal of chemical physics, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Computational techniques see widespread use in pharmaceutical drug discovery, but
typically prove unreliable in predicting trends in protein-ligand binding. Alchemical free …

Artificial intelligence in drug design: algorithms, applications, challenges and ethics

AA Arabi - Future Drug Discovery, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The discovery paradigm of drugs is rapidly growing due to advances in machine learning
(ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). This review covers myriad faces of AI and ML in drug …

Ultrasensitive and rapid colorimetric detection of paraquat via a high specific VHH nanobody

YY Zhang, LH Li, Y Wang, H Wang, ZL Xu… - Biosensors and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid and quantitative detection of paraquat is crucial because of its high toxicity. Here, we
developed an ultrasensitive time-resolved fluorescence immunochromatographic assay …

Parallel generalized Born implicit solvent calculations with NAMD

DE Tanner, KY Chan, JC Phillips… - Journal of chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Accurate electrostatic descriptions of aqueous solvent are critical for simulation studies of
biomolecules, but the computational cost of explicit treatment of solvent is very high. A …

[HTML][HTML] Fast calculation of hydrogen-bond strengths and free energy of hydration of small molecules

GM Ghiandoni, E Caldeweyher - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Hydrogen bonding is an interaction of great importance in drug discovery and development
as it may significantly affect chemical and biological processes including the interaction of …

QM/MM free energy simulations: recent progress and challenges

X Lu, D Fang, S Ito, Y Okamoto, V Ovchinnikov… - Molecular …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the higher computational cost relative to pure molecular mechanical (MM)
simulations, hybrid quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) free energy …