Collective Variable-Based Enhanced Sampling: From Human Learning to Machine Learning

H Fu, H Bian, X Shao, W Cai - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Enhanced-sampling algorithms relying on collective variables (CVs) are extensively
employed to study complex (bio) chemical processes that are not amenable to brute-force …

Pathways to a shiny future: Building the foundation for computational physical chemistry and biophysics in 2050

D Biriukov, R Vácha - ACS Physical Chemistry Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the last quarter-century, the field of molecular dynamics (MD) has undergone a
remarkable transformation, propelled by substantial enhancements in software, hardware …

Making sense of chemical space network shows signs of criticality

N Amoroso, N Gambacorta, F Mastrolorito, MV Togo… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Chemical space modelling has great importance in unveiling and visualising latent
information, which is critical in predictive toxicology related to drug discovery process. While …

An exploration of machine learning models for the determination of reaction coordinates associated with conformational transitions

N Naleem, CRA Abreu, K Warmuz, M Tong… - The Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Determining collective variables (CVs) for conformational transitions is crucial to
understanding their dynamics and targeting them in enhanced sampling simulations. Often …

Variational deep learning of equilibrium transition path ensembles

AN Singh, DT Limmer - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We present a time-dependent variational method to learn the mechanisms of equilibrium
reactive processes and efficiently evaluate their rates within a transition path ensemble. This …

Thermodynamics of interpretation

S Mehdi, P Tiwary - arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.13475, 2022 - arxiv.org
Over the past few years, different types of data-driven Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques
have been widely adopted in various domains of science for generating predictive models …

Exact reaction coordinates for flap opening in HIV-1 protease

S Wu, H Li, A Ma - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The primary goal of protein science is to understand how proteins function, which requires
understanding the functional dynamics responsible for transitions between different …

Optimized Collective Variable for Collapse Transition in Linear Hydrophobic Polymers: Importance of Hydration Water and End-to-End Distance

S Dhibar, B Jana - Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2024 - ACS Publications
Choosing an appropriate collective variable (CV) for any biomolecular process is a
challenging task. Researchers are developing methods to solve this issue using a variety of …

Using diffusion maps to analyze reaction dynamics for a hydrogen combustion benchmark dataset

T Ko, JP Heindel, X Guan, T Head-Gordon… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We use local diffusion maps to assess the quality of two types of collective variables (CVs)
for a recently published hydrogen combustion benchmark dataset1 that contains ab initio …

Energy saving technology design and multiple performance evaluation for the extractive distillation process to recover benzene and isopropanol from wastewater by …

Q Wu, Z Wang, B Wang, W Xu, J Ruan, R Hu… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the industrial production of chloramphenicol, a ternary azeotrope consisting of
isopropanol, benzene and water exists. A new process for the extractive distillation of …