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ReviewThe journal of physical chemistry letters2025

Challenges and Advances in the Simulation of Targeted Covalent Inhibitors Using Quantum Computing.

Shayantan Chaudhuri, Bang C Huynh, Ross Amory, David M Rogers, Aiden Cranney, Luis A Martínez-Martínez, Tommaso Macrì, Glenn Jones, Evan Sheridan, Abhishek Khedkar and 4 more

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Review in The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Quantum-Centric Alchemical Free Energy Calculations.Journal of chemical theory and computation · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Shayantan ChaudhuriSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-4299-1837
Bang C HuynhSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-5226-4054
Ross AmorySchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.
David M RogersSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2167-113X
Aiden CranneySchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.
Luis A Martínez-MartínezQuEra Computing Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02135, United States.
Tommaso MacrìQuEra Computing Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02135, United States.
Glenn JonesPhasecraft Ltd., London W1T 4PW, United Kingdom.
Evan SheridanPhasecraft Ltd., London W1T 4PW, United Kingdom.
Abhishek KhedkarPhasecraft Ltd., London W1T 4PW, United Kingdom.
Lana MinehPhasecraft Ltd., London W1T 4PW, United Kingdom.
Ashley MontanaroPhasecraft Ltd., London W1T 4PW, United Kingdom.
Katherine InzaniSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3117-3188
Jonathan D HirstSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2726-0983

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Targeted covalent inhibitors represent a promising class of drugs that form specific chemical bonds with their biological targets. There are a multitude of molecular systems where covalent inhibitors could address human health challenges. A high-level quantum chemical description of the formation of the critical covalent bond could provide new mechanistic detail and insights into how the mechanism is influenced by the surrounding biomolecular environment. However, accurately simulating the reactivity and binding specificity of such inhibitors remains a significant challenge. By leveraging advances in quantum computing hardware and algorithms, we discuss how quantum computing could benefit the design of targeted covalent inhibitors and enable more accurate simulations of protein-ligand interactions and accelerate

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PMID40793862
PMCPMC12376107

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