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Herein we briefly review theoretical contributions that have increased our understanding of the structure and function of metallo-β-lactamases and ureases. Both are bimetallic metalloenzymes, with the former containing two zinc ions and the latter containing two nickel ions. We describe the use of several different methodologies, including quantum chemical calculations, molecular dynamic simulations, as well as mixed QM/MM approaches and how they have impacted our understanding of the structure and function of metallo-β-lactamases and ureases. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem 27: 1240–1262, 2006 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We describe the development, current features, and some directions for future development of the Amber package of computer programs. This package evolved from a program that was constructed in the late 1970s to do Assisted Model Building with Energy Refinement, and now contains a group of programs embodying a number of powerful tools of modern computational chemistry, focused on molecular dynamics and free energy calculations of proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem 26: 1668–1688, 2005 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]