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 490. Kahn, K.; Bruice, T. C.. Transition state and ground state 
              structures and their interaction with the active site residues in 
              catechol O–methyltransferase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 
              46–51.  491. Kojima, N.; Bruice, T. C.. Replacement of the phosphorodiester 
              linkages of RNA with guanidinium linkages: The solid-phase synthesis 
              of ribonucleic guanidine. Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 81–84.  492. Adalsteinsson, H.; Bruice, T. C.. Generation of putative neuroregenerative 
              drugs. 1. Virtual point mutations to the polyketide rapamycin. Bioorg. 
              Med. Chem. 2000, 8, 617–624. PDF 
             493. Adalsteinsson, H.; Bruice, T. C.. Generation of putative neuroregenerative 
              drugs. 2. Screening virtual libraries of novel polyketides which 
              possess the binding domain of rapamycin. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2000, 
              8, 625–635. PDF 
             494. Luo, J.; Bruice, T. C.. Structural properties of hybrid triplex 
              of polycation deoxyribonucleic S–methylthiourea (DNmt) strands 
              with a complementary DNA strand, probed by nanosecond molecular 
              dynamics. J. Biomol. Stru. Dyn. 2000, 17, 629–643.  495. Torres, R. A.; Bruice, T. C.. The mechanism of phosphodiester 
              hydrolysis: near in-line attack conformations in the hammerhead 
              ribozyme. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 781–791.  496. Arya, D. P.; Bruice, T. C.. Solid-phase synthesis of oligomeric 
              deoxynucleic-thiourea (DNT) and deoxynucleic S–methylthiourea 
              (DNmt): a neutral/polycationic analogue of DNA. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 
              Lett. 2000, 10, 691-693.  497. Bruice, T. C.; Benkovic, S. J.. Chemical basis for enzyme catalysis. 
              Biochemistry 2000, 39, 6267–74. PDF 
             498. Linkletter, B. A.; Bruice, T. C.. Solid-phase synthesis of positively 
              charged deoxynucleic guanidine (DNG) modified oligonucleotides containing 
              neutral urea linkages: effect of charge deletions on binding and 
              fidelity. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2000, 8, 1893-1901.  499. Barakar, D. A.; Kwok; Y.; Bruice, T. W. and Bruice, T. C.. Deoxynucleic 
              Guanidine/Peptide Nucleic Acid Chimeras: Synthesis, Binding and 
              Invasion Studies with DNA. J. Am. Chem Soc. 2000, 122, 5244. PDF 
             500. Kahn, K.; Bruice, T. C.. a-Ketoamides and a-ketocarbonyls: Conformational 
              analysis and development of all-atom OPLS force field. Bioorg. Med. 
              Chem. 2000, 8, 1881-1891. PDF 
             501. Lau, E.; Bruice, T. C.. Comparison of the dynamics for ground-state 
              and transition-state structures in the active site of catechol O-methyltransferase. 
              J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 7165-7171.  502. Satz, A. L. & Bruice, T. C.. Synthesis of Fluorescent Microgonotropens 
              (FMGTs) and Their Interactions with dsDNA. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2000, 
              8, 1871-1880. PDF 
             503. Lau, E. Y.; Kahn, K.; Bash, P. A.; Bruice, T. C.. The importance 
              of reactant positioning in enzyme catalysis: a hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular 
              mechanics study of a haloalkane dehalogenase. Proc. Natl. Acad. 
              Sci. (USA) 2000, 97, 9937-9942.  504. Bruice, T. C.; Kahn, K.. Computational enzymology. Curr. Opin. 
              Chem. Biol. 2000, 4, 540-544.  505. Zheng, Y.-J.; Xia, Z.-X.; Chen, Z.-W.; Mathews, F. S.; Bruice, 
              T. C.. Catalytic mechanism of quinoprotein methanol dehydrogenase: 
              a theoretical and x-ray crystallographic investigation. Proc. Natl. 
              Acad. Sci. (USA) 2001, 98, 432-434.  506. Lau, E. Y.; Newby, Z. E.; Bruice, T. C.. A theoretical examination 
              of the acid-catalyzed and noncatalyzed ring-opening reaction of 
              an oxirane by nucleophilic addition of acetate. Implications to 
              epoxide hydrolases. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 3350-3357.  507. Satz, A.. L. & Bruice, T. C.. Recognition of nine base pairs 
              in the minor groove of dsDNA by a Tripyrrole Peptide-Hoechst Conjugate. 
              J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 2469-2477. PDF 
             508. Linkletter, B.; Szabo, I. E. and Bruice, T. C.. Solid phase 
              synthesis of oligopurine deoxynucleic guanidine (DNG) and analysis 
              of binding with DNA oligomers. Nucleic Acid Res. 2001, 29, 2370-2376. 
             509. Satz, L. S.; White, C. M.; Beerman, T. A. & Bruice, T. C.. 
              Double -stranded DNA binding characteristics and subcellular distribution 
              of a minor groove binding diphenylether bisbenzimidazole. Biochemistry 
              2001, 40, 6465-6467.  510. Lau, E. Y.; Bruice, T. C.. The active site dynamics of 4-chlorobenzoyl-CoA 
              dehalogenase. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 2001, 98, 9527-32.  511. White, C. M.; Satz, A. L.; Bruice, T. C. & Beerman, T. A.. 
              Inhibition of transcription factor-DNA complexes and gene expression 
              by a novel microgonotropen. Proc. Natl. Acad. (USA) 2001, 98, 10590-10595. 
             512. Challa, H. & Bruice, T. C.. Incorporation of positively 
              charged deoxynucleic S-methylthiourea linkages into oligonucleotides: 
              Synthesis and characterization of DNmt/DNA chimera. Bioorg. Med. 
              Chem. Lett. 2001, 11, 2423-2427. PDF 
             513. Luo, J.; Bruice, T. C.. Dynamic structures of horse liver alcohol 
              dehydrogenase (HLADH): Results of molecular dynamics simulations 
              of HLADH-NAD+-PhCH2OH, HLADH-NAD+-PhCH2O-, and HLADH-NADH-PhCHO. 
              J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 11952-59. PDF 
             514. Kahn, K.; Bruice, T. C.. Diphtheria toxin catalyzed hydrolysis 
              of NAD+: Molecular dynamics study of enzyme-bound substrate, transition 
              state, and inhibitor. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 11960-69.  515. White, C. M.; Satz, A. L.; Gawron, L. S.; Bruice, T. C. & 
              Beerman, T. A.. Inhibiting transcription factor/DNA complexes using 
              fluorescent microgonotropens. Biochemica et Biophysica Acta gene 
              expression. 2001, 1574, 100-108.  516. Satz, L. S. & Bruice, T. C.. Recognition of nine base pair 
              sequence in the minor groove of DNA at subpicomolar concemntrations 
              by a novel microgonotropen. Bioorg. & Med. Chem. 2002, 10, 241-262. 
             517. Kojima, N.; Szabo, I. E. & Bruice, T. C.. Synthesis of ribonucleic 
              guanidine: Replacement of the negative phosphodiester linkages of 
              RNA with positive guanidinium linkages. Tetrahedron 2002, 58, 867-879. 
              PDF 
             518. Satz, L. S. & Bruice, T. C.. Recognition in the Minor Groove 
              of double-stranded DNA by microgonotropens. Acc. Chem. Res. 2002, 
              35, 86-95. PDF 
             519. Hur, S.; Bruice, T, C.. The mechanism of catalysis of the chorismate 
              to prephenate reaction by the Escherichia coli mutase enzyme. Proc. 
              Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 2002, 99, 1176-1181. PDF 
             520. Bruice, T. C.. A view at the millennium: the efficiency of enzymatic 
              catalysis. Acc. Chem. Res. 2002, 35, 139-146. PDF 
             521. Newby, Z. E. R.; Lau, E.; Bruice, T. C.. A theoretical examination 
              of factors controlling the catalytic efficiency of the DNA-(adenine-N6)-methyltransferase 
              from Thermus aquaticus. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 2002, 7922-7927. 
             522. Kahn, K.; Bruice, T. C.. Parameterization of OPLS–AA force 
              field for the conformational analysis of macrocyclic polyketides. 
              J. Comput. Chem. 2002, 23, 977-996. PDF 
             523. Hur, S.; Bruice, T. C.. The mechanism of cis-trans isomerization 
              of prolyl peptides by cyclophilin. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 
              7303-7313. PDF 
             524. Mazumder, D.; Kahn, K.; Bruice, T. C., Computer Simulations 
              of trypanosomal nucleoside hydrolase: Determination of the protonation 
              state of the bound transition state analog. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 
              124, 8825-8833. PDF 
             525. Hur, S.; Bruice, T. C.. Molecular dynamics study of orotidine 
              5’-monophosphate decarboxylase in ground state and in intermediate 
              state: A role of the 203-218 loop dynamics. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 
              (USA) 2002, 15, 9668-9673.  526. Reddy, S.Y.; Kahn, K.; Zheng; Y. J.; Bruice, T. C.. Protein 
              engineering of nitrile hydratase activity of papain: Molecular dynamics 
              study of a mutant and wild-type enzyme. J.Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 
              12979-90. PDF 
              and Supporting 
              Info 527. Schiøtt, B. & Bruice, T. C.. The reaction mechanism 
              of soluble epoxide hydrolase: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations. 
              J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 14558-14570.  528. Mazumder, D. & Bruice, T. C., Exploring nucleoside hydrolase 
              catalysis in silico: Molecular dynamic study of enzyme-bound substrate 
              and transition state. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 14591-14600. 
              PDF 
             529. Luo, J. & Bruice, T. C.. Ten nanosecond molecular dynamics 
              simulation of the motions of the horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase•PhCH2O- 
              complex. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci (USA), 2002, 99, 16597-16600.  530. Hur, S. & Bruice, T. C.. Comparison of formation of reactive 
              conformers for the SN2 displacements by CH3CO2- in water and by 
              Asp124- CO- in a haloalkane dehalogenase. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 
              2003, 100, 2215-2219. PDF  531. Hur, S. & Bruice, T. C.. Enzymes Do What is Expected 
              (Chalcone isomerase vs. Chorismate mutase). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 
              125, 1472-1473. Editors Choice: Highlights of recent literature, 
              Laussez-faire Versus Keynesian, Science, February 2003, 299, issue 
              7 PDF  532. Reddy, P. M. & Bruice, T. C.. Solid phase synthesis of 
              positively charged deoxynucleic guanidine (DNG) oligonucleotide 
              mixed sequences. Bioorg. & Med. Chem. Lett. 2003, 1281-1285.  533. Hur, S. & Bruice, T. C.. Comparison of formation of reactive 
              conformers (NACs) for the Claisen rearrangement of chorismate to 
              prephenate in water and in E. coli Mutase: The Efficiency of the 
              Enzyme Catalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 5964-5972. PDF 534. Reddy, S. Y., Mathews, F. S., Zheng, Y-J. and Bruice, T. C.. 
              Quinoprotein methanol dehydrogenase: A molecular dynamic study and 
              comparison with crystal structure. J. Mol. Struct. 2003, 655 (2), 
              269-277. PDF  535. Mazumder, D., Kahn, K. & Bruice, T. C.. Computational 
              study of ketosteroid isomerase: Insights from molecular dynamic 
              simulation of enzyme bound substrate and intermediate. J. Am. Chem. 
              Soc., 2003, 125, 7553-7561.  536. Reddy, P. M., Jindra, P., Satz, L. S. & Bruice, T. C.. 
              Sequence selective recognition in the minor groove of dsDNA by pyrrole, 
              imidazole-Hochst conjugates. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 7843-7848. 537. Kahn, K. and Bruice, T. C.. Comparison of reaction energetics 
              and leaving group interactions during the enzyme-catlyzed and uncatalyzed 
              displacement of chloride from haloalkanes, J. Pys. Chem. B, 2004, 
              107, 6876-6885. 538. Reddy, S. Y. and Bruice, T. C.. In silico studies of the mechanism 
              of methanol oxidation by quinoprotein methanol dehydrogenase. J. 
              Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 8141-8150. PDF 
              and Supporting 
              Info 539. Torres, R. A.; Himo, F; Bruice, T. C.; Noodleman, L. & 
              Lovell, T.. Theoretical examination of Mg2+ mediated hydrolysis 
              in the Hammerhead ribozyme. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 9861-9867.  540. Obika, S., Reddy, S. Y., Bruice, T. C.. Sequence specific 
              DNA binding of Ets-1 Transcription Factor: Molecular dynamics study 
              on the ETS domain-DNA complexes, J. Mol. Biol. 2003, 331, 345-369. 
              PDF, 
              Supporting 
              Figure and Supporting 
              Table 541. Hur, S. & Bruice, T. C.. Just a Near Attack Conformer 
              for Catalysis (Chorismate to Prephenate Rearrangements in Water, 
              Antibody, Enzymes, and Their Mutants). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 
              10540-10542. 542. Hur, S. & Bruice, T. C.. The NAC approach to the study 
              of the chorismate to prephenate reaction. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 
              2003, 100, 12015-12020.  543. Reddy, S. Y., Obika, S., Bruice, T. C.. Conformational and 
              dynamics of Ets-1 ETS domain-DNA complexes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 
              2003, 100, 15475-15480. PDF, 
              Supporting 
              Figure, Supporting 
              Table, Supporting 
              Method 544. Challa, H. & Bruice, T. C., Deoxynucleic Guanidine: Synthesis 
              and incorporation of purine nucleosides into positively charged 
              DNG oligonucleotides. Bioorganic & Med. Chem. Lett., 2004, 12, 
              1475-1481. 545. Hur, S. & Bruice, T. C., Transition state stabilization 
              by general acid catalysis, water expulsion and enzyme reorganization 
              in Medieago sativa Chalcone isomerase. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 2004, 
              101, 2730-2735. 546. Kahn, K. and Bruice, T. C.. Systematic convergence of energies 
              to basis set and treatment of electron correlation: focal point 
              conformational analysis of methanol. Theor. Chem. Acc. 2004, 111, 
              18-24. 547. Reddy, S. Y. & Bruice, T. C., Mechanism of glucose oxidation 
              by quinoprotein soluble glucose dehydrogenase: Insights from molecular 
              dynamics studies. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 2431-2438. PDF, 
              Supporting 
              Information 548. Reddy, P.M. and Bruice, T.C., Solid-Phase Synthesis of Positively 
              Charged Deoxynucleic Guanidine (DNG) Tethering a Hoechst 33258 Analogue: 
              Triplex and Duplex Stabilization by Simultaneous Minor Groove Binding. 
              J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 3736-3747. PDF, 
              Supporting 
              Information 549. Mazumder, D., Kahn, K. & Bruice, T. C., Structural alterations 
              of the thermophilic indole glycerol phosphate synthase with temperature. 
              J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 5936-5937. 550. Szabo, I. & Bruice, T. C., 
              DNG Cytidine: Synthesis and binding properties of octomeric guanidinium-linked 
              deoxycytidine oligomer. Bioorganic & Med. Chem., 2004, 12, 4233-4244. 551. Reddy, M. P., Dexter, R. & 
              Bruice, T.C., DNA sequence recognition in the minor groove by hairpin 
              pyrrole polyamide-Hochst 33258 analog conjugate. Bioorganic & 
              Med. Chem. Lett., 2004, 14, 3803-3807. 552. Moebitz, H. & Bruice, T.C., 
              Multiple substrate binding states and chiral recognition in cofactor-independent 
              Glutamate racemase: A molecular dynamic study. Biochemistry, 2004, 
              43, 9685-9694. 553. Reddy, S.Y. & Bruice, T.C., 
              Review: Determination of enzyme mechanisms by molecular dynamic 
              studies on quinoproteins, methanol dehydrogenase and soluble glucose 
              dehydrogenase, Protein Science, 2004, 13, 1965-1978. PDF 
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