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ReviewThe journal of physical chemistry. B2024

Fluorinated Protein-Ligand Complexes: A Computational Perspective.

Leon Wehrhan, Bettina G Keller

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Review in The journal of physical chemistry. B, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Hidden Interactions: Quantum Perspectives in Drug Design.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  3. Toward Grid-Based Models for Molecular Association.Journal of chemical theory and computation · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Leon WehrhanDepartment of Chemistry, Biology and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9894-8013
Bettina G KellerDepartment of Chemistry, Biology and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7051-0888

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluorine is an element renowned for its unique properties. Its powerful capability to modulate molecular properties makes it an attractive substituent for protein binding ligands; however, the rational design of fluorination can be challenging with effects on interactions and binding energies being difficult to predict. In this Perspective, we highlight how computational methods help us to understand the role of fluorine in protein-ligand binding with a focus on molecular simulation. We underline the importance of an accurate force field, present fluoride channels as a showcase for biomolecular interactions with fluorine, and discuss fluorine specific interactions like the ability to form hydrogen bonds and interactions with aryl groups. We put special emphasis on the disruption of water networks and entropic effects.

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HalogenationHydrogen BondingProteinsFluorineLigandsMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein BindingWaterFluorineLigandsProteinsWater

Identifiers

PMID38886167
PMCPMC11215785

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