IMSC 2006: On-line Abstract Book (Abstract Details)

Abstract No.:	L6
Speaker:	Walter Thiel
Session:	Plenary Lecture L6
Presentation date:	Fri, Sep 1, 2006
Presentation time:	12:10 – 13:00

Computational Studies on Enzymes

Walter Thiel¹

¹ Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kohlenforschung, Muelheim, Germany

Correspondence address: Walter Thiel, Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, Muelheim an der Ruhr, D-45470 Germany.

Web site: http://www.mpi-muelheim.mpg.de/thiel

Keywords: Calculations, Ab Initio; Calculations, Molecular Modeling; Calculations, Semi-empirical; Computational Methods; Computer Modeling, Simulation; Enzymes; Reaction Mechanisms.

In recent years, it has become possible to model chemical reactions in large biomolecules using combined quantum mechanical / molecular mechanical (QM/MM) methods. After a general outline of the theoretical background and the chosen strategy,¹ the lecture will describe selected results from our recent work on biocatalysis by enzymes, in particular QM/GROMOS investigations (QM=AM1 up to LCCSD(T0)) on p-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase (PHBH) ^2-4 and DFT/CHARMM studies on cytochrome P450cam ^5-9 and fluorinase.¹⁰ These studies address the mechanism of oxygenation by PHBH, of stereospecific biohydroxylation by P450cam, and of C-F bond formation by fluorinase. The lecture will attempt to demonstrate to non-specialists how QM/MM calculations can contribute to a better mechanistic understanding of enzymatic reactions, and in particular of the role that is played by the protein environment.

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