2013
Picomolar Inhibitors of HIV Reverse Transcriptase Featuring Bicyclic Replacement of a Cyanovinylphenyl Group
Lee WG, Gallardo-Macias R, Frey KM, Spasov KA, Bollini M, Anderson KS, Jorgensen WL. Picomolar Inhibitors of HIV Reverse Transcriptase Featuring Bicyclic Replacement of a Cyanovinylphenyl Group. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2013, 135: 16705-16713. PMID: 24151856, PMCID: PMC3877923, DOI: 10.1021/ja408917n.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Discovery of Novel Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Kinase Inhibitors by Structure-Based Virtual Screening
Ravindranathan KP, Mandiyan V, Ekkati AR, Bae JH, Schlessinger J, Jorgensen WL. Discovery of Novel Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Kinase Inhibitors by Structure-Based Virtual Screening. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2010, 53: 1662-1672. PMID: 20121196, PMCID: PMC2842983, DOI: 10.1021/jm901386e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibroblast growth factorCo-crystal structureKinase structureFGFR1 kinaseSearch of inhibitorsEmbryonic developmentProtein structureAlternative conformationsCell proliferationStructural motifsKinase inhibitorsGrowth factorNew structural motifDiverse compoundsVirtual screeningFGFR1InhibitorsDockingWound healingThienopyrimidinone derivativesImportant roleConformationKinaseProteinMotif
2007
Why Urea Eliminates Ammonia Rather than Hydrolyzes in Aqueous Solution
Alexandrova AN, Jorgensen WL. Why Urea Eliminates Ammonia Rather than Hydrolyzes in Aqueous Solution. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 2007, 111: 720-730. PMID: 17249815, PMCID: PMC2995377, DOI: 10.1021/jp066478s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddition/elimination mechanismDecomposition of ureaWater moleculesResonance stabilizationAqueous solutionNH3 eliminationNatural bond order analysisQM/MM Monte Carlo simulationsBond order analysisFree energy perturbation calculationsQM/MMExplicit water modelRate-determining stepElimination mechanismOverall free energyLow activation energySolvent effectsElimination reactionHydrogen bondsPreferred reaction routeReaction routeGas phaseTransition stateZwitterionic intermediateAb initio
2005
Computer-aided design of non-nucleoside inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase
Jorgensen WL, Ruiz-Caro J, Tirado-Rives J, Basavapathruni A, Anderson KS, Hamilton AD. Computer-aided design of non-nucleoside inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2005, 16: 663-667. PMID: 16263277, DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.10.038.Peer-Reviewed Original Research