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Catalytic Redundancies and Conformational Plasticity Drives Selectivity and Promiscuity in Quorum Quenching Lactonases by Corbella, Marina, Bravo, Joe, Demkiv, Andrey O., Calixto, Ana Rita, Sompiyachoke, Kitty, Bergonzi, Celine, Brownless, Alfie-Louise R., Elias, Mikael H., Kamerlin, Shina Caroline Lynn

“…Several enzymes from the metallo-β-lactamase-like family of lactonases (MLLs) degrade N-acyl L-homoserine lactones (AHLs). They play a role in a microbial…”
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Recent Advances in Understanding Biological GTP Hydrolysis through Molecular Simulation by Calixto, Ana Rita, Moreira, Cátia, Kamerlin, Shina Caroline Lynn

“…GTP hydrolysis is central to biology, being involved in regulating a wide range of cellular processes. However, the mechanisms by which GTPases hydrolyze this…”
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The Kinetics of Carbon‐Carbon‐Bond Formation in Metazoan Fatty Acid Synthase and its Impact on Product Fidelity by Gusenda, Christian, Grininger, Martin, Fernandes, Pedro Alexandrino, Calixto, Ana Rita, da Silva, Joana Margarida Ribeiro

“…Fatty acid synthase (FAS) multienzymes are responsible for de novo fatty acid biosynthesis and crucial in primary metabolism. Despite extensive research, the…”
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Conformational diversity induces nanosecond-timescale chemical disorder in the HIV-1 protease reaction pathway† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Methodology used in the initial model and MM-MD simulations; Fig. S1 – energy distribution of the NPT ensemble generated by the MM-MD calculations and of the microstates extracted for the QM/MM calculations; Fig. S2 – correlations between six selected active site distances from reactant structures and the corresponding activation b by Calixto, Ana Rita, Ramos, Maria João, Fernandes, Pedro Alexandrino

“…One enzyme, one substrate, but two different reaction mechanisms: HIV-1 protease follows different reaction mechanisms depending on its instantaneous…”
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Conformational diversity induces nanosecond-timescale chemical disorder in the HIV-1 protease reaction pathway by Calixto, Ana Rita, Ramos, Maria João, Fernandes, Pedro Alexandrino

“…The role of conformational diversity in enzyme catalysis has been a matter of analysis in recent studies. Pre-organization of the active site has been pointed…”
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The role of ligand-gated conformational changes in enzyme catalysis by Moreira, Cátia, Calixto, Ana Rita, Richard, John P, Kamerlin, Shina Caroline Lynn

“…Structural and biochemical studies on diverse enzymes have highlighted the importance of ligand-gated conformational changes in enzyme catalysis, where the…”
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The Kinetics of Carbon‐Carbon‐Bond Formation in Metazoan Fatty Acid Synthase and its Impact on Product Fidelity by Gusenda, Christian, Grininger, Martin, Fernandes, Pedro Alexandrino, Calixto, Ana Rita, da Silva, Joana Margarida Ribeiro

“…Fatty acid synthase (FAS) multienzymes are responsible for de novo fatty acid biosynthesis and crucial in primary metabolism. Despite extensive research, the…”
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The Origin of the Catalytic Power of Enzymes by de Almeida Calixto Silva, Ana Rita

“…The main goal of this thesis was to understand the origin of the catalytic power of enzymes. Enzymes are fundamental to life, being able to process their…”
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Elucidating the Catalytic Mechanism of Human Renin with Hybrid Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Mechanics Studies by Silva, Ana Rita Almeida Calixto

“…Hypertension, also referred as high blood pressure, is a chronical condition that affects nearly 25% of adults worldwide. The increasing prevalence of this…”
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