QM/MM insight on enzymatic reactions of glycosyltransferases

Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-269

  Tvaroška, Igor ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Catalytic mechanisms; Glycosyltransferases; QM(DFT) MM methods; Transition state structures

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY;

AMINO-ACIDS; CATALYSE; CATALYTIC MECHANISMS; ENZYMATIC REACTION; GLYCOSYL RESIDUES; GLYCOSYL TRANSFERASE; HYBRID QM/MM METHODS; QM(DFT)/MM METHOD; QM/MM CALCULATIONS; TRANSITION STATE STRUCTURE;

ENZYMES;

EID: 79959931965     PISSN: 1570193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157019311796197490     Document Type: Article

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