QM/MM methods for biomolecular systems

HM Senn, W Thiel - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Two are better than one: Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods are
the state‐of‐the‐art computational technique for treating reactive and other “electronic” …

Quantum mechanical methods for enzyme kinetics

J Gao, DG Truhlar - Annual Review of Physical Chemistry, 2002 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract This review discusses methods for the incorporation of quantum mechanical
effects into enzyme kinetics simulations in which the enzyme is an explicit part of the model …

QM/MM methods for biological systems

HM Senn, W Thiel - Atomistic approaches in modern biology: from …, 2007 - Springer
Thirty years after the seminal contribution by Warshel and Levitt, we review the state of the
art of combined quantum-mechanics/molecular-mechanics (QM/MM) methods, with a focus …

The biosynthesis of shikimate metabolites

AR Knaggs - Natural product reports, 2003 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering 2000. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2001, 18, 334 This review covers the
literature published during 2000 on the biosynthesis of compounds derived wholly or partly …

A metabolic node in action: chorismate-utilizing enzymes in microorganisms

F Dosselaere, J Vanderleyden - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
The shikimate pathway has been described as a metabolic tree with many branches that led
to the synthesis of an extensive range of products. This pathway is present only in bacteria …

Theoretical insights in enzyme catalysis

S Martí, M Roca, J Andrés, V Moliner, E Silla… - Chemical Society …, 2004 - pubs.rsc.org
In this tutorial review we show how the methods and techniques of computational chemistry
have been applied to the understanding of the physical basis of the rate enhancement of …

Apparent NAC effect in chorismate mutase reflects electrostatic transition state stabilization

M Štrajbl, A Shurki, M Kato… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - ACS Publications
The catalytic reaction of chorismate mutase (CM) has been the subject of major current
attention. Nevertheless, the origin of the catalytic power of CM remains an open question. In …

Computational enzymology

R Lonsdale, KE Ranaghan… - Chemical communications, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular simulations and modelling are changing the science of enzymology. Calculations
can provide detailed, atomic-level insight into the fundamental mechanisms of biological …

Investigations of enzyme-catalysed reactions with combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods

KE Ranaghan, AJ Mulholland - International Reviews in Physical …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM or QM-MM) methods are an
excellent approach for modelling the mechanisms of enzyme-catalysed reactions. QM/MM …

A DFT-based QM-MM approach designed for the treatment of large molecular systems: Application to chorismate mutase

A Crespo, DA Scherlis, MA Martí… - The Journal of …, 2003 - ACS Publications
We present a density functional theory (DFT) hybrid quantum mechanical/molecular
mechanical (QM-MM) implementation developed for simulations of reactions in complex …