Extending Crystallographic Information with Semiempirical Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Mechanics: A Case of Aspartic Proteinases

Amiram Goldblum*, Anwar Rayan, Amit Fliess, Meir Glick

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Abstract

The results of crystallographic analysis of a complex between an aspartic proteinase, endothiapepsin, and an inhibitor have been extended through the assignment of protons in the active site, to study various steps in the reaction with a substrate. Mechanistic implications are suggested as a consequence of semiempirical quantum mechanical calculations, indicating that most of the activation energy is required to bring the substrate from an initial binding mode to close distance to a water molecule.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)270-274
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences
Volume33
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

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