A silicon laboratory: chemistry without chemicals

Authors

  • Martín Benites Galbiati Pontifical Catholic University of Peru image/svg+xml

Keywords:

Computational Chemistry, QM/MM, Nobel Prize

Abstract

The 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to A.Warshel, M.Levitt and M.Karplus for their contribution to the development of hybrid methods for computational chemistry. In this article a brief introduction about computational chemistry methods is presented. This paper will show the order in which the QM/MM (Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics) methods were developed for the study of macromolecular systems and specially their application in enzymes and biochemistry. Finally, the reach and future prospects of these methods originally developed by A. Warshel, M.Levitt and M. Karplus in the seventies will be discussed.

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Author Biography

  • Martín Benites Galbiati, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
    Martin es estudiante de último año de la carrera de Químicaen la Facultad de Ciencias e Ingeniería de la PUCP y se encuentra realizando la tesis de Licenciatura en el áreade polímeros (e-mail: mbenitesg@pucp.edu.pe).

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Published

2013-05-19

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1-2 (2013)

Section

2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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How to Cite

A silicon laboratory: chemistry without chemicals. (2013). Revista de Química, 27(1-2), 9-13. https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/quimica/article/view/8973