Multiscale QM/MM modelling of catalytic systems with ChemShell

Y Lu, K Sen, C Yong, DSD Gunn, JA Purton… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hybrid quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) methods are a powerful
computational tool for the investigation of all forms of catalysis, as they allow for an accurate …

Transformation and toxicity dynamics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a novel biological-constructed wetland-microalgal wastewater treatment process

J Lu, J Zhang, H Xie, H Wu, Y Jing, M Ji, Z Hu - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel wastewater treatment process combining sequencing batch reactor,
constructed wetland and microalgal membrane photobioreactor (BCM process) was …

Asymmetric bio‐epoxidation of unactivated alkenes

J Li, W Gu, Z Wang, X Zhou, Y Chen - ChemBioChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Optically active epoxides play important roles in pharmaceutical, agricultural and fine
chemical syntheses. There are many chiral medications with pharmacodynamic activity in …

[HTML][HTML] New insight into biodegradation mechanism of phenylurea herbicides by cytochrome P450 enzymes: Successive N-demethylation mechanism

Z Wang, Z Wang, G Wang, Q Zhang, Q Wang… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phenylurea herbicides (PUHs) present one of the most important herbicides, which have
cause serious effects on ecological environment and humans. Nowadays enzyme strategy …

Selective cascade activation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in human cells: Role of enzyme's intrinsic electric field

M Zheng, Y Li, Q Zhang, W Wang - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are major environmental organic pollutants. Some
metabolites of PAHs show greater toxicity to humans while the others do not. It is highly …

Enantioselective metabolism of novel chiral insecticide Paichongding by human cytochrome P450 3A4: A computational insight

G Ma, Q Wang, K Ma, Y Chen, J Lu, J Zhang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a novel chiral neonicotinoid insecticide, Paichongding (IPP) has been widely applied in
agriculture due to its excellent insecticidal activity. However, the enantioselective …

Nitro-PAHs: Occurrences, ecological consequences, and remediation strategies for environmental restoration

H Sarma, B Gogoi, CY Guan, CP Yu - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) are persistent pollutants that have
been introduced into the environment as a result of human activities. They are produced …

Pyrene and its derivatives increase lung adverse effects by activating aryl hydrocarbon receptor transcription

M Wang, N Luo, Y Gao, G Li, T An - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pose significant threat to
environment and human health due to their widespread and potential hazards. However …

Computational study on the endocrine-disrupting metabolic activation of Benzophenone-3 catalyzed by cytochrome P450 1A1: A QM/MM approach

Z Wang, R Zhang, Y Li, Q Zhang, W Wang, Q Wang - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Predicting the metabolic activation mechanism and potential hazardous metabolites of
environmental endocrine-disruptors is a challenging and significant task in risk assessment …

[HTML][HTML] Computational simulations uncover enantioselective metabolism of chiral triazole fungicides by human CYP450 enzymes: A case study of tebuconazole

Y Chen, J Zhang, J Lu, H Shi, P Lan, W Wang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tebuconazole (TEB), a prominent chiral triazole fungicide, has been extensively utilized for
plant pathogen control globally. Despite experimental evidence of TEB metabolism in …