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Multi-scale Quantum Models for Biocatalysis

Modern Techniques and Applications

  • furnishes an understanding of how catalysis is achieved by biological macromolecules
  • written for those engaged in biotechnology and biomedical research
  • a single-source guide to the most promising computational methods used to study biocatalysis
  • provides an invaluable resource to researchers interested in the further development of these theoretical methods

Part of the book series: Challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics (COCH, volume 7)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
  2. Overview of Methodologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Mixed Quantum-Classical Calculations in Biological Systems

      • Gustavo M. Seabra, Jason Swails, Adrian E. Roitberg
      Pages 3-20
    3. The Oniom Method and its Applications to Enzymatic Reactions

      • Marcus Lundberg, and Keiji Morokuma
      Pages 21-55
    4. Quantum Mechanical Methods for Biomolecular Simulations

      • Kin-Yiu Wong, Lingchun Song, Wangshen Xie, Dan T. Major, Yen-Lin Lin, Alessandro Cembran et al.
      Pages 79-101
  3. Fast Quantum Models with Empirical Treatments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
    2. Design Of Next Generation Force Fields From AB Initio Computations: Beyond Point Charges Electrostatics

      • G.A. Cisneros, T.A. Darden, N. Gresh, J. Pilmé, P. Reinhardt, O. Parisel et al.
      Pages 137-172
    3. Formalisms for the Explicit Inclusion of Electronic Polarizability in Molecular Modeling and Dynamics Studies

      • Pedro E.M. Lopes, Edward Harder, Benoît Roux, Alexander D. Mackerell Jr
      Pages 219-257
  4. Biocatalysis Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 259-259
    2. Quantum Mechanical Studies of the Photophysics of DNA and RNA Bases

      • Kurt A. Kistler, Spiridoula Matsika
      Pages 285-339
    3. Unraveling the Mechanisms of Ribozyme Catalysis with Multiscale Simulations

      • Tai-Sung Lee, George M. Giambaşu, Adam Moser, Kwangho Nam, Carlos Silva-Lopez, Francesca Guerra et al.
      Pages 377-408
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 409-420

About this book

“Multi-scale Quantum Models for Biocatalysis” explores various molecular modelling techniques and their applications in providing an understanding of the detailed mechanisms at play during biocatalysis in enzyme and ribozyme systems. These areas are reviewed by an international team of experts in theoretical, computational chemistry, and biophysics.

This book presents detailed reviews concerning the development of various techniques, including ab initio molecular dynamics, density functional theory, combined QM/MM methods, solvation models, force field methods, and free-energy estimation techniques, as well as successful applications of multi-scale methods in the biocatalysis systems including several protein enzymes and ribozymes.

This book is an excellent source of information for research professionals involved in computational chemistry and physics, material science, nanotechnology, rational drug design and molecular biology and for students exposed to these research areas.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    Darrin M. York, Tai-Sung Lee

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