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ArticleThe Journal of chemical physics2016

Perspective: Quantum mechanical methods in biochemistry and biophysics.

Qiang Cui

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Article in The Journal of chemical physics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qiang CuiDepartment of Chemistry and Theoretical Chemistry Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

Development and application of QM/MM methods for metalloenzymesR01GM106443 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI CUI, QIANG · 2013 to 2020
$2.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM106443
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this perspective article, I discuss several research topics relevant to quantum mechanical (QM) methods in biophysical and biochemical applications. Due to the immense complexity of biological problems, the key is to develop methods that are able to strike the proper balance of computational efficiency and accuracy for the problem of interest. Therefore, in addition to the development of novel ab initio and density functional theory based QM methods for the study of reactive events that involve complex motifs such as transition metal clusters in metalloenzymes, it is equally important to develop inexpensive QM methods and advanced classical or quantal force fields to describe different physicochemical properties of biomolecules and their behaviors in complex environments. Maintaining a solid connection of these more approximate methods with rigorous QM methods is essential to their transferability and robustness. Comparison to diverse experimental observables helps validate computational models and mechanistic hypotheses as well as driving further development of computational methodologies.

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BiochemistryBiophysicsQuantum Theory

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PMID27782516
PMCPMC5065567
OpenAlexW2531251464

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