文摘
A computationally inexpensive design strategy involving 鈥榮emirational鈥?screening for enzymatic catalysis is presented. The protocol is based on well-established computational methods and represents a holistic approach to the catalytic process. The model reaction studied here is the Diels鈥揂lder, for which a successful computational design has recently been published (Siegel, J. B. et al. Science2010, 329, 309鈥?13). While it is a leap forward in the field of computational design, the focus on designing only a small fraction of the active site gives little control over dynamics. Our approach explicitly incorporates mutagenesis and the analysis of binding events and transition states, and a promising enzyme鈥搒ubstrate candidate is generated with relatively little effort. We estimate catalytic rate accelerations of up to 105.