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Q|R: quantum-based refinement
Min Zheng1, Jeffrey R Reimers1, Mark P Waller1
1Department of Physics and International Centre for Quantum and Molecular Structures, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Quantum-based refinement utilizes chemical restraints derived from quantum-chemical methods instead of the standard parameterized library-based restraints used in refinement packages. The motivation is twofold: firstly, the restraints have the potential to be more accurate, and secondly, the restraints can be more easily applied to new molecules such as drugs or novel cofactors. Here, a new project called Q|R aimed at developing quantum-based refinement of biomacromolecules is under active development by researchers at Shanghai University together with PHENIX developers. The central focus of this long-term project is to develop software that is built on top of open-source components. A development version of Q|R was used to compare quantum-based refinements with standard refinement using a small model system.
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