Computational Model Optimization for Enzyme Design Applications

Abstract

The major accomplishments of this project are the development of a two-body-decomposable electrostatic potential energy function that accurately reproduces continuum electrostatic energies computed using the finite difference Poisson-Boltzmann (PB) method, and the enhancement of the activity of the naturally occurring E. coli chorismate mutase (EcCM) enzyme through computational design. Although the stated milestone of creating a novel chorismate mutase (CM) was not achieved, the enhancement of the underlying computational model through the development of the two-body PB method will facilitate the future design of novel protein catalysts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2004
Accession Number
ADA427954

Entities

People

  • Barry H. Honig
  • Leslie Greengard
  • Stephen L. Mayo

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amino Acids
  • Biochemistry
  • Catalysts
  • Chemistry
  • Computations
  • Computer Science
  • Energy
  • Escherichia Coli
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • New York
  • Optimization
  • Perturbations
  • Potential Energy
  • Proteins
  • Solvation
  • Spine

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Research Science/Academic Research