Surfactant-assisted synthesis of photocatalysts: Mechanism, synthesis, recent advances and environmental application

Q Liang, X Liu, G Zeng, Z Liu, L Tang, B Shao… - Chemical engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
The presence of large amounts of contaminants in the environment would result in
ecological and health hazards. The photocatalytic technologies have been developed to use …

Molecular basis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and rational design of potential antiviral agents: modeling and simulation approaches

A Frances-Monerris, C Hognon, T Miclot… - Journal of Proteome …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The emergence in late 2019 of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in the
breakthrough of the COVID-19 pandemic that is presently affecting a growing number of …

Modelling enzymatic mechanisms with QM/MM approaches: current status and future challenges

RP Magalhães, HS Fernandes… - Israel Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods are presently a well‐
established alternative for the study of enzymatic reaction mechanisms. They enable the …

Computer-aided understanding and engineering of enzymatic selectivity

L Wu, L Qin, Y Nie, Y Xu, YL Zhao - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Enzymes offering chemo-, regio-, and stereoselectivity enable the asymmetric
synthesis of high-value chiral molecules. Unfortunately, the drawback that naturally …

Physicochemical properties and photocatalytic activity of MoO3 nanostructures: Evaluation of structural, optical, vibrational, and morphological properties

TU Devi, ER Kumar, M Kumar, B Balraj… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
A simple co-precipitation technique was adopted to prepare MoO 3 nanostructures using a
variety of surfactants, including SDS, PVP, and CTAB. The prepared samples were …

An integrated Markov state model and path metadynamics approach to characterize drug binding processes

M Bernetti, M Masetti, M Recanatini… - Journal of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Unveiling the mechanistic features of drug-target binding is of central interest in biophysics
and drug discovery. Herein, we address this challenge by combining two major …

Adaptive finite temperature string method in collective variables

K Zinovjev, I Tunon - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2017 - ACS Publications
Here we present a modified version of the on-the-fly string method for the localization of the
minimum free energy path in a space of arbitrary collective variables. In the proposed …

Impact of Warhead Modulations on the Covalent Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Explored by QM/MM Simulations

S Martí, K Arafet, A Lodola, AJ Mulholland… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2,
SARS-CoV-2, shows the need for effective antiviral treatments. Here, we present a …

Free energy along drug-protein binding pathways interactively sampled in virtual reality

HM Deeks, K Zinovjev, J Barnoud, AJ Mulholland… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We describe a two-step approach for combining interactive molecular dynamics in virtual
reality (iMD-VR) with free energy (FE) calculation to explore the dynamics of biological …

Minimum Free Energy Pathways of Reactive Processes with Nudged Elastic Bands

JA Semelak, A Zeida, NO Foglia… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The determination of minimum free energy pathways (MFEP) is one of the most widely used
strategies to study reactive processes. For chemical reactions in complex environments, the …