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Computational Chemistry and Enzymology

362. H.-Y. Mei; T. W. Karet and T. C. Bruice. A computational approach to the mechanism of self-cleavage of hammerhead RNA. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci (USA) 1989, 86, 9727.

401. O. Almarsson and T. C. Bruice. Evaluation of the factors influencing reactivity and steeospecificity in NAD(P)H dependent dehydrogenase enzymes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 2125.

406. O. Almarsson; A. Sinha; E. Gopinath and T. C. Bruice. The Mechanism of One-electron oxidationof NAD(P)H and the function of NADH Bound to Catalase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 7093.

433. L. P. Olson and T. C. Bruice. Electron tunneling and ab initio calculations related to the one-electron oxidation of NAD(P)H bound to catalase. Biochemistry 1995, 34, 7335-7347.

438. F. C. Lightstone and T. C. Bruice. Ground state conformations and entropic and enthalpic factors in the efficiency of intramolecular and enzyme reactions. 1. Cyclic anhydride formation by substituted glutarates, succinate and 3.6-endoxo-?4-tetrahydrophthalate monophenyl esters. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 2595-2605.

443. R. A. Torres; O. Almaesson and T. C. Bruice. Molecular mechanics calculations of the riboacetal internucleotide linkage in double and triple helices. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci (USA) 1996, 93, 6875-6880.

444. L. P. Olson; J. Luo; O. Almarsson; and T. C. Bruice. Mechanism of aldehyde oxidation catalyzed by horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase. Biochemistry 1996, 35, 9782-9791.

445. H. Adelsteinsson; A. H. Maulitz and T. C. Bruice. Calculation of the potential energy surface for the intermolecular amide hydrogen bonds using semiempirical and ab initio methods. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 7689-7693.

450. Y-J. Zheng & T. C. Bruice. On the Dehalogenation Mechnism of 4-Chlorobenzoate by 4-Chlorobenzoyl CoA Dehydrogenase: Insights from Study Based on Active Site Model. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 17, 3868-3877.

451. Y-Y. Zheng & T. C. Bruice. Is Strong Hydrogen Bonding in the Transition State Enough To Account for the Observed Rate Acceleration in a Mutant of Papain? Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 1997, 94, 4285.

453. A. H. Maulitz; F. C. Lightstone; Y-J. Zheng & T. C. Bruice. Non- Enzymatic and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Alkyl Halides. I. A Theoretical Study of the SN2 Reactions of Acetate and Hydroxide Ions with Alkyl Chlorides. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci (USA). 1997, 94, 6591.

454. F. C. Lightstone; Y-J. Zheng; A. H. Maulitz & T. C. Bruice. Non-enzymatic and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Alkyl Halides. A Haloalkane Dehalogenation Enzyme Evolved to Stabilized the Gas Phase Transition State of an SN2 Displacement Reaction. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 1997, 94, 8417.

455. J. Luo & T. C. Bruice. Nanosecond Molecular Dynamics Study of a Polycation Ribonucleic Guanidine (RNG) Duples with a Complimentary DNA Oligomer Strand. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 6693.

457. Y-J. Zheng & T. C. Bruice. A Theoretical Examination of the Factors Controlling the Catalytic Efficiency of a Transmethylation Enzyme: Catechol O-Methyltransferase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 8137.

458. F. C. Lightstone & T. C. Bruice. Separation of Ground State and Transition State Effects in Intramolecular and Enzymatic Reactions. II. A Theoretical Study of the Formation of Transition States in Cyclic Anhydride Formation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 9103.

459. Y-J. Zheng & T. C. Bruice. Conformation of coenzyme Pyrroloquinolinequinone (PQQ) and the Role of Ca2+ in the Catalytic Mechanism of Quinoprotein Methanol Dehydrogenase. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 1997, 94, 11881.

460. J. Luo & T. C. Bruice. Nanosecond Molecular Dynamics of Hybrid Triplex and Duplex of Polycation Deoxyribonucleic Guanidine (DNG) Strands with a Complimentary DNA Strand. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 1115.

461. Y-J. Zheng & T. C. Bruice. Rapid Enzyme-catalyzed Heterolytic C-H Bond Cleavage by A Base Strength Amplification Mechanism: A Theoretical Examination of the Mechanism of Oxidation of Vitamin K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 1623.

462. H. Adalsteinsson & T. C. Bruice. What is the Mechanism of Catalysis of Ester Aminolysis by Weak Amine Bases? Comparison of Experimental Studies and Theoretical Investigation of the Aminolysis of Substituted Phenyl Esters of Qunoline-6- and -8-Carboxylic Acids. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 3440.

463. Y-J. Zheng & T. C. Bruice. Role of a Critical Water in Scytalone Dehydratase Calalyzed Reaction. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 1998, 95, 4158.

464. Y-J. Zheng & T. C. Bruice. Identifying the Intermediate in the Dioxygen Transfer from 4a-Hydroperoxyflavin Anion to Phenolate and Indole Anions. Bioorganic Chem. 1998, 25, 331.

467. F. C. Lightstone; Y-J. Zheng & T. C. Bruice. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ground and Transition States for the SN2 Displacement of Cl- from 1,2- Dichloroethane at the Active Site of Xanthobacter Autotrophicus Haloalkane Dehalogenase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 5611.

469. B. Schiøtt; Y.-J. Zheng & T. C. Bruice. Theorectical Investigation of the Hydride Transfer from Formate to NAD+ and the Implications for the Catalytic Mechanism of Formate Dehydrogenase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 7192.

474. B. Shiøtt; B. B. Iversen; G. K. H. Madsen, & T.C. Bruice. On the Electronic Nature of Low-Barrier Hydrogen Bonds in Enzymatic Reactions. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 1998, 95, 12799.

472. F. C. Lightstone; Y-J. Zheng & T. C. Bruice. The Structure of the ES Complex and Transition State Formed in the SN2 Displacement of Cl- from 1,2-Dichloroethane at the Active Site of Xanthobacter autothropicus Haloalkane Dehalogenase. Bioorganic Chem. 1998, 26, 169.

473. F. C. Lightstone & T. C. Bruice. Enthalpy and Entropy in Ring Closure Reactions. Bioorganic Chem. 1998, 26, 193.

474. B. Shiøtt; B. B. Iversen; G. K. H. Madsen; & T.C. Bruice. On the Electronic Nature of Low-Barrier Hydrogen Bonds in Enzymatic Reactions. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 1998, 95, 12799.

475. E. Y. Lau & T. C. Bruice. Importance of Correlated Motions in Forming Highly Reactive Near Attack Conformations in Catechol O Methyltransferase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 12387.

477. B. Shiøtt; B. B. Iversen; G. K. H. Madsen; & T.C. Bruice. Characterization of the Short Strong Hydrogen Bond in Benzoylacetone by Ab Initio Calculations and Accurate Diffraction Experimentts. Implications for the Electronic Nature of Low-Barrier Hydrogen Bonds in Enzyme Reactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 12117.

478. T. C. Bruice & F. C. Lightstone. Ground State and Transition State Contributions to Intramolecular and Enzymatic Reactions. Acc. Chem Res. 1999, 32, 127. PDF

482. J. Luo; K. Kahn; & T. C. Bruice. The Linear Dependence of log(kcat/Km) for Reduction of NAD+ by PhCH2OH on the Distance Between Reactants when Catalyzed by Horse Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase and 203 Single Point Mutants. Bioorg. Chem. 1999, 27, 289. PDF

483. E. Y. Lau & T. C. Bruice. Consequences of Breaking the Asp-His Hydrogen Bond of the Catalytic Triad: Effects on the Structure and Dynamics of the Serine Esterase Cutinase. J. Biophys. 1999, 77, 85.

484. R. Torres; B. Schiott; & T. C. Bruice. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ground and Transition States for the Hydrid Transfer from Formate to NAD+ in Formate Dehydrogenase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 8164.

485. E. Y. Lau & T. C. Bruice. Active Site Dynamics of the HhaI Methyltransferase: Insights from Computer Simulation. J. Mol. Bio. 1999, 293, 9.

488. R. Torres & T. C. Bruice. Theoretical Investigation of the (1,2)-Sigmatropic Hydrogen Migration in the Mechanism of Oxidation of 2-Aminobenzoyl-CoA by 2- Aminobenzoyl-CoA Monooxygenase/Reductase. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 1999, 96, 14748.

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.

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.

497. Bruice, T. C.; Benkovic, S. J.. Chemical basis for enzyme catalysis. Biochemistry 2000, 39, 6267–74. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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, In press. 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

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.

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, 2003, 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

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

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.

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

554. Reddy, S.Y. & Bruice, T.C., Mechanisms of ammonia activation and ammonium ion inhibition of quinoprotein methanol dehydrogenase: A computational approach. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA), 2004, 101(45), 15887-15892. PDF