Themed collection Editor’s Choice – Graeme Day

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Construction of isostructural hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks: limitations and possibilities of pore expansion

The library of isostructural porous frameworks enables a systematic survey to optimize the structure and functionality of porous materials.

Graphical abstract: Construction of isostructural hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks: limitations and possibilities of pore expansion
From the themed collection: Metal organic frameworks and porous polymers
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Analog quantum simulation of chemical dynamics

Dynamics governing ultrafast chemical reactions can be efficiently simulated using analog quantum simulators composed of a coupled system of qudits and bosonic modes.

Graphical abstract: Analog quantum simulation of chemical dynamics
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Determination of intermediate state structures in the opening pathway of SARS-CoV-2 spike using cryo-electron microscopy

A structural ensemble derived from cryo-electron microscopy reveals a cryptic pocket site in intermediate states along the opening pathway of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

Graphical abstract: Determination of intermediate state structures in the opening pathway of SARS-CoV-2 spike using cryo-electron microscopy
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Attention-based generative models for de novo molecular design

An implementation of attention within the variational autoencoder framework for continuous representation of molecules. The addition of attention significantly increases model performance for complex tasks such as exploration of novel chemistries.

Graphical abstract: Attention-based generative models for de novo molecular design
From the themed collection: Editor’s Choice – Graeme Day
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The origin of unidirectional charge separation in photosynthetic reaction centers: nonadiabatic quantum dynamics of exciton and charge in pigment–protein complexes

Essential factors leading to unidirectional charge separation in photosynthetic reaction centers are clarified via nonadiabatic quantum dynamics calculations.

Graphical abstract: The origin of unidirectional charge separation in photosynthetic reaction centers: nonadiabatic quantum dynamics of exciton and charge in pigment–protein complexes
From the themed collection: Editor’s Choice – Graeme Day
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Reaction-based machine learning representations for predicting the enantioselectivity of organocatalysts

A machine learning model for enantioselectivity prediction using reaction-based molecular representations.

Graphical abstract: Reaction-based machine learning representations for predicting the enantioselectivity of organocatalysts
From the themed collection: 2021 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection
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The structural changes in the signaling mechanism of bacteriophytochromes in solution revealed by a multiscale computational investigation

A combination of MD simulations and a polarizable QM/MM description of a bacteriophytochrome in solution reveals the changes in the chromophore-binding pocket and in the overall structure of the phytochrome involved in the signaling mechanism.

Graphical abstract: The structural changes in the signaling mechanism of bacteriophytochromes in solution revealed by a multiscale computational investigation
From the themed collection: Editor’s Choice – Graeme Day
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Leveraging autocatalytic reactions for chemical domain image classification

Kinetic models of autocatalytic reactions have mathematical forms similar to activation functions used in artificial neural networks. Inspired by these similarities, we use a copper-catalyzed reaction to perform digital image recognition tasks.

Graphical abstract: Leveraging autocatalytic reactions for chemical domain image classification
From the themed collection: 2021 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection
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Troubleshooting unstable molecules in chemical space

A high-throughput workflow for connectivity preserving geometry optimization minimizes unintended structural rearrangements during quantum chemistry big data generation.

Graphical abstract: Troubleshooting unstable molecules in chemical space
From the themed collection: Editor’s Choice – Graeme Day
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Machine learning dielectric screening for the simulation of excited state properties of molecules and materials

Machine learning can circumvent explicit calculation of dielectric response in first principles methods and accelerate simulations of optical properties of complex materials at finite temperature.

Graphical abstract: Machine learning dielectric screening for the simulation of excited state properties of molecules and materials
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A chemically consistent graph architecture for massive reaction networks applied to solid-electrolyte interphase formation

A chemically consistent graph architecture enables autonomous identification of novel solid-electrolyte interphase formation pathways from a massive reaction network.

Graphical abstract: A chemically consistent graph architecture for massive reaction networks applied to solid-electrolyte interphase formation
From the themed collection: Editor’s Choice – Graeme Day
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High-resolution mining of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease conformational space: supercomputer-driven unsupervised adaptive sampling

We provide an unsupervised adaptive sampling strategy capable of producing μs-timescale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of large biosystems using many-body polarizable force fields (PFFs).

Graphical abstract: High-resolution mining of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease conformational space: supercomputer-driven unsupervised adaptive sampling
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Data-efficient machine learning for molecular crystal structure prediction

Using a cluster-based training scheme and a physical baseline, data efficient machine-learning models for crystal structure prediction are developed, enabling accurate structural relaxations of molecular crystals with unprecedented efficiency.

Graphical abstract: Data-efficient machine learning for molecular crystal structure prediction
From the themed collection: Editor’s Choice: Malika Jeffries-EL
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Retrosynthetic accessibility score (RAscore) – rapid machine learned synthesizability classification from AI driven retrosynthetic planning

The retrosynthetic accessibility score (RAscore) is based on AI driven retrosynthetic planning, and is useful for rapid scoring of synthetic feasability and pre-screening of large datasets of virtual/generated molecules.

Graphical abstract: Retrosynthetic accessibility score (RAscore) – rapid machine learned synthesizability classification from AI driven retrosynthetic planning
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How natural materials remove heavy metals from water: mechanistic insights from molecular dynamics simulations

We investigate via atomistic simulations the capture of lead ions from water by hemicellulose – as representative of the polysaccharides that are common components of vegetables and fruit peels – and the reverse process.

Graphical abstract: How natural materials remove heavy metals from water: mechanistic insights from molecular dynamics simulations
From the themed collection: Water pollution
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Computational strategy for intrinsically disordered protein ligand design leads to the discovery of p53 transactivation domain I binding compounds that activate the p53 pathway

A hierarchical computational strategy for IDP drug virtual screening (IDPDVS) was proposed and successfully applied to identify compounds that bind p53 TAD1 and restore wild-type p53 function in cancer cells.

Graphical abstract: Computational strategy for intrinsically disordered protein ligand design leads to the discovery of p53 transactivation domain I binding compounds that activate the p53 pathway
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Born–Oppenheimer approximation in optical cavities: from success to breakdown

The coupling of a molecule and a cavity induces nonadiabaticity in the molecule which makes the description of its dynamics complicated.

Graphical abstract: Born–Oppenheimer approximation in optical cavities: from success to breakdown
From the themed collection: Editor’s Choice – Graeme Day
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When are two hydrogen bonds better than one? Accurate first-principles models explain the balance of hydrogen bond donors and acceptors found in proteins

Correlated wavefunction theory predicts and high-resolution crystal structure analysis confirms the important, stabilizing effect of simultaneous hydrogen bond donor and acceptor interactions in proteins.

Graphical abstract: When are two hydrogen bonds better than one? Accurate first-principles models explain the balance of hydrogen bond donors and acceptors found in proteins
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Machine learning meets mechanistic modelling for accurate prediction of experimental activation energies

Hybrid reactivity models, combining mechanistic calculations and machine learning with descriptors, are used to predict barriers for nucleophilic aromatic substitution.

Graphical abstract: Machine learning meets mechanistic modelling for accurate prediction of experimental activation energies
From the themed collection: Celebrating five years of ChemRxiv
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Discovery of cryptic allosteric sites using reversed allosteric communication by a combined computational and experimental strategy

Using reversed allosteric communication, we performed MD simulations, MSMs, and mutagenesis experiments, to discover allosteric sites. It reproduced the known allosteric site for MDL-801 on Sirt6 and uncovered a novel cryptic allosteric Pocket X.

Graphical abstract: Discovery of cryptic allosteric sites using reversed allosteric communication by a combined computational and experimental strategy
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About this collection

In 2021, Chemical Science welcomed Professor Graeme Day to the journal as an Associate Editor, handling papers in the area of theoretical and computational chemistry. Graeme has looked back over Chemical Science papers published over the past couple of years and has selected some outstanding articles that he would like to share, featuring examples highlighting recent trends in machine learning, simulations of chemical dynamics, and models for molecular design. We hope you enjoy reading through this selection.


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