Kumar, D.; Thiel, W.; de Visser, S. P. Theoretical Study on the Mechanism of the Oxygen Activation Process in Cysteine Dioxygenase Enzymes. Journal of the American Chemical Society2011, 133, 3869–3882.
Altarsha, M.; Benighaus, T.; Kumar, D.; Thiel, W. Coupling and Uncoupling Mechanisms in the Methoxythreonine Mutant of Cytochrome P450cam: A Quantum Mechanical/Molecular Mechanical Study. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry2010, 15, 361–372.
Altarsha, M.; Benighaus, T.; Kumar, D.; Thiel, W. How is the Reactivity of Cytochrome P450cam Affected by Thr252X Mutation? A QM/MM Study for X = Serine, Valine, Alanine, Glycine. Journal of the American Chemical Society2009, 131, 4755–4763.
Altarsha, M.; Wang, D.; Benighaus, T.; Kumar, D.; Thiel, W. QM/MM Study of the Second Proton Transfer in the Catalytic Cycle of the D251N Mutant of Cytochrome P450cam. Journal of Physical Chemistry B2009, 113, 9577–9588.
Altun, A.; Kumar, D.; Neese, F.; Thiel, W. Multireference Ab Initio Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study on Intermediates in the Catalytic Cycle of Cytochrome P450Cam. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A2008, 112, 12904–12910.
Hirao, H.; Kumar, D.; Thiel, W.; Shaik, S. Two States and Two more in the Mechanisms of Hydroxylation and Epoxidation by Cytochrome P450. Journal of the American Chemical Society2005, 127, 13007–13018.
Kumar, D.; Hirao, H.; de Visser, S. P.; Zheng, J.; Wang, D.; Thiel, W.; Shaik, S. New Features in the Catalytic Cycle of Cytochrome P450 during the Formation of Compound I from Compound 0. Journal of Physical Chemistry B2005, 109, 19946–19951.
Shaik, S.; Kumar, D.; de Visser, S. P.; Altun, A.; Thiel, W. Theoretical Perspective on the Structure and Mechanism of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes. Chemical Reviews2005, 105, 2279–2328.
de Visser, S. P.; Shaik, S.; Sharma, P. K.; Kumar, D.; Thiel, W. Active Species of Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) and Cytochrome P450: Two Electronic Chameleons. Journal of the American Chemical Society2003, 125, 15779–15788.
Prof. Ferdi Schüth has been named an honorary fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society for his contributions to sustainable catalysis and international collaboration.
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, a scientific conference will be held in Mülheim next year. Our institute will of course be taking part.