Enhanced sampling in molecular dynamics using metadynamics, replica-exchange, and temperature-acceleration

C Abrams, G Bussi - Entropy, 2013 - mdpi.com
We review a selection of methods for performing enhanced sampling in molecular dynamics
simulations. We consider methods based on collective variable biasing and on tempering …

Chemical kinetics and mechanisms of complex systems: A perspective on recent theoretical advances

SJ Klippenstein, VS Pande… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This Perspective presents a personal overview of the current status of the theory of chemical
kinetics and mechanisms for complex processes. We attempt to assess the status of the field …

Reaction coordinates and transition states in enzymatic catalysis

K Zinovjev, I Tuñón - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Enzymatic reactions are complex chemical processes taking place in complex dynamic
environments. Theoretical characterization of these reactions requires the determination of …

Predicting enzymatic reactivity: from theory to design

K Świderek, I Tunon, V Moliner - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Theoretical and computational tools can provide a detailed knowledge of the mode of action
of enzymes. This knowledge can be systematized to be used as a guide for the design of …

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 …

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 …

Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Modeling of Covalent Addition between EGFR–Cysteine 797 and N-(4-Anilinoquinazolin-6-yl) Acrylamide

L Capoferri, A Lodola, S Rivara… - Journal of chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors can circumvent resistance to
first-generation ATP-competitive inhibitors in the treatment of nonsmall-cell lung cancer …

Mechanism of reaction of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from SARS-CoV-2

J Aranda, M Wieczór, M Terrazas, I Brun-Heath… - Chem catalysis, 2022 - cell.com
We combine molecular dynamics, statistical mechanics, and hybrid quantum
mechanics/molecular mechanics simulations to describe mechanistically the severe acute …

Unraveling the reaction mechanism of enzymatic C5-cytosine methylation of DNA. A combined molecular dynamics and QM/MM study of wild type and Gln119 variant

J Aranda, K Zinovjev, K Swiderek, M Roca… - Acs Catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
M. HhaI is a DNA methyltransferase from Haemophilus hemolyticus that catalyzes the
transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) to the C5 position of a …

Toward an automatic determination of enzymatic reaction mechanisms and their activation free energies

K Zinovjev, JJ Ruiz-Pernía, I Tunon - Journal of Chemical Theory …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We present a combination of the string method and a path collective variable for the
exploration of the free energy surface associated to a chemical reaction in condensed …