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PETase learns from LCC: Redesigning enzymatic reactivity with probability-based simulations

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Alessandro Berselli
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Enrico Trizio
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Umberto Raucci
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Maria J. Ramos
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Maria Cristina Menziani
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Francesco Muniz-Miranda
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Michele Parrinello *
DOI:10.1016/j.chempr.2026.103201delete
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• Committor-based enhanced sampling resolves competing PETase acylation pathways • LCCICCG follows a single stepwise route via a stabilized tetrahedral intermediate • Structural and Fukui-derived descriptors pinpoint key residues for catalytic activity • PETaseW159H/I208V mimics the LCCICCG mechanism, boosting the reaction rate by 24%
Keywords:
enzymatic catalysis
committor function
free energy calculations
molecular dynamics
enzyme engineering
fukui functions
transition state ensemble
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