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- Falk, Magnus, et al.
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Mechanism of Bilirubin Oxidase : Fabrication and Characterization of Efficient Biocathode
- 2010
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Ingår i: Meeting abstracts (Electrochemical Society). - : ECS. - 1091-8213 .- 2151-2043. ; MA2010-02:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- To elucidate the mechanism of bilirubin oxidase (BOx)function in order to design efficient and stablebiocathodes working at different conditions, the enzymewas studied thoroughly. BOx is a copper-containing redoxenzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of a variety ofdifferent organic and inorganic compounds withconcomitant reduction of O2 directly to H2O.
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- Jensen, Kasper P., et al.
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A comparison of the tetrapyrrole cofactors in nature and their tuning by axial ligands
- 2008
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Ingår i: Computational modeling for homogeneous and enzymatic catalysis. - 9783527318438 ; , s. 27-56
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This chapter illustrates how quantum chemical calculations can be used to elucidate structural and functional aspects of tetrapyrrole cofactors, focusing on porphyrins, cobalamins, coenzyme F430, and chlorophyll. A particular emphasis is put on the biochemical significance of axial ligands, which can tune the function of the tetrapyrroles. With the use of quantum chemical calculations, it is possible to draw important conclusions regarding aspects of tetrapyrroles that could not otherwise be accessed. The results show that the general reactivity is mainly determined by the metal and the tetrapyrrole ring system, whereas the electronic structure and reactivity are tuned by the choice of axial ligands, providing a unique insight into the design of cofactors in nature.
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- Li, Junhao, 1989-
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Theoretical Studies of Drug-Metabolizing Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
- 2020
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The family of cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s) belongs to one of the most important enzyme families in the human body. P450s are involved in the synthesis of endogenous compounds and metabolism of exogenous substances. In mammalian species, drug metabolizing P450s are anchored in the bilayer lipid membrane, which allows the enzymes to interact with other proteins and ligand molecules. A wealth of knowledge about the structures, functions, and mechanisms of P450s have been obtained from both experimental and theoretical studies. However, the mechanisms behind some experimental results, such as the regio- and stereoselectivity and structural flexibility are still elusive.In this thesis, I present the work done in my doctoral studies, which was focused on the catalytic selectivity and structural flexibility of P450s. Multiple theoretical modeling approaches, such as homology modeling, molecular docking, molecular dynamics, quantum mechanics, and quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics, were applied in the studies. In papers I and II, the regio- and stereoselectivity of CYP4F2, CYP3A4, and CYP19A1 catalyzed C–H hydroxylation of different substrates were studied. The results indicate that the ligand reactivity and accessibility can be decisive for the regio- and stereoselectivity. However, which of them is more important is system-dependent. The quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculation results imply that the distribution of spin natural orbitals could be used for discriminating the roles of the reactivity and accessibility. In papers III and IV, the conformational dynamics of the open and closed structures of CYP2B4 and the ligand cooperativity phenomenon of midazolam metabolized by CYP3A4 were investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. From the simulation results, we identified the key residues for the conformational dynamics for the open-to-intermediate transition and found that the ligand cooperativity is also caused by the large flexibility of P450. The results also indicated that the homotropic cooperativity mainly occurs in the large and flexible productive site, rather than in the remote allosteric site.
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- Llano, Jorge, 1968-
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Modern Computational Physical Chemistry : An Introduction to Biomolecular Radiation Damage and Phototoxicity
- 2004
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The realm of molecular physical chemistry ranges from the structure of matter and the fundamental atomic and molecular interactions to the macroscopic properties and processes arising from the average microscopic behaviour.Herein, the conventional electrodic problem is recast into the simpler molecular problem of finding the electrochemical, real chemical, and chemical potentials of the species involved in redox half-reactions. This molecular approach is followed to define the three types of absolute chemical potentials of species in solution and to estimate their standard values. This is achieved by applying the scaling laws of statistical mechanics to the collective behaviour of atoms and molecules, whose motion, interactions, and properties are described by first principles quantum chemistry. For atomic and molecular species, calculation of these quantities is within the computational implementations of wave function, density functional, and self-consistent reaction field theories. Since electrons and nuclei are the elementary particles in the realm of chemistry, an internally consistent set of absolute standard values within chemical accuracy is supplied for all three chemical potentials of electrons and protons in aqueous solution. As a result, problems in referencing chemical data are circumvented, and a uniform thermochemical treatment of electron, proton, and proton-coupled electron transfer reactions in solution is enabled.The formalism is applied to the primary and secondary radiation damage to DNA bases, e.g., absorption of UV light to yield electronically excited states, formation of radical ions, and transformation of nucleobases into mutagenic lesions as OH radical adducts and 8-oxoguanine. Based on serine phosphate as a model compound, some insight into the direct DNA strand break mechanism is given.Psoralens, also called furocoumarins, are a family of sensitizers exhibiting cytostatic and photodynamic actions, and hence, they are used in photochemotherapy. Molecular design of more efficient photosensitizers can contribute to enhance the photophysical and photochemical properties of psoralens and to reduce the phototoxic reactions. The mechanisms of photosensitization of furocoumarins connected to their dark toxicity are examined quantum chemically.
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