Taking Ockham's razor to enzyme dynamics and catalysis
The role of protein dynamics in enzyme catalysis is a matter of intense current debate.
Enzyme-catalysed reactions that involve significant quantum tunnelling can give rise to …
Enzyme-catalysed reactions that involve significant quantum tunnelling can give rise to …
Quantum ergodicity and energy flow in molecules
DM Leitner - Advances in Physics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
We review a theory for coupled many-nonlinear oscillator systems that describes quantum
ergodicity and energy flow in molecules. The theory exploits the isomorphism between …
ergodicity and energy flow in molecules. The theory exploits the isomorphism between …
MESMER: an open-source master equation solver for multi-energy well reactions
DR Glowacki, CH Liang, C Morley… - The Journal of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The most commonly used theoretical models for describing chemical kinetics are accurate in
two limits. When relaxation is fast with respect to reaction time scales, thermal transition state …
two limits. When relaxation is fast with respect to reaction time scales, thermal transition state …
An automated method to find transition states using chemical dynamics simulations
E Martínez‐Núñez - Journal of computational chemistry, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A procedure to automatically find the transition states (TSs) of a molecular system (MS) is
proposed. It has two components: high‐energy chemical dynamics simulations (CDS), and …
proposed. It has two components: high‐energy chemical dynamics simulations (CDS), and …
An automated transition state search using classical trajectories initialized at multiple minima
E Martínez-Núñez - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Very recently, we proposed an automated method for finding transition states of chemical
reactions using dynamics simulations; the method has been termed Transition State Search …
reactions using dynamics simulations; the method has been termed Transition State Search …
Intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution and the quantum ergodicity transition: a phase space perspective
S Karmakar, S Keshavamurthy - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution (IVR) impacts the dynamics of reactions in a
profound way. Theoretical and experimental studies are increasingly indicating that …
profound way. Theoretical and experimental studies are increasingly indicating that …
Direct Dynamics Trajectories Demonstrate Dynamic Matching and Nonstatistical Radical Pair Intermediates during Fe-Oxo-Mediated C–H Functionalization Reactions
The generally proposed mechanism for the reaction between non-heme Fe-oxo complexes
and alkane C–H bonds involves a hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reaction step with a radical …
and alkane C–H bonds involves a hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reaction step with a radical …
The VENUS/NWChem software package. Tight coupling between chemical dynamics simulations and electronic structure theory
The interface for VENUS and NWChem, and the resulting software package for direct
dynamics simulations are described. The coupling of the two codes is considered to be a …
dynamics simulations are described. The coupling of the two codes is considered to be a …
[HTML][HTML] Low dimensional representations along intrinsic reaction coordinates and molecular dynamics trajectories using interatomic distance matrices
SR Hare, LA Bratholm, DR Glowacki… - Chemical science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Most chemical transformations (reactions or conformational changes) that are of interest to
researchers have many degrees of freedom, usually too many to visualize without reducing …
researchers have many degrees of freedom, usually too many to visualize without reducing …
[HTML][HTML] Cryptic post-transition state bifurcations that reduce the efficiency of lactone-forming Rh-carbenoid C–H insertions
SR Hare, DJ Tantillo - Chemical science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Byproducts of chemical reactions are generally thought to result from the competition
between two reaction pathways, each with its own rate-determining transition state structure …
between two reaction pathways, each with its own rate-determining transition state structure …