Liao Rongzhen

Biography

Liao Rong-Zhen is a professor at the school of chemistry and chemical engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. His research interests focus on the modeling of enzyme catalysis and artificial photosynthesis using quantum chemical methods, mainly density functional theory (DFT). Using DFT, it is today possible to handle systems containing more than 200 atoms quite accurately and routinely. Large number of enzymes has been modeled and various selectivities can be explained. These include: α-Amino Transferase, Dihydroorotase, AHL Lactonase, Inorganic Pyrophosphatase, RNase Z, Human Renal Dipeptidase, Phospholipase C, Nuclease P1, Mycolic Acid Cyclopropane Synthase, Formaldehyde Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase, Acetylene Hydratase, Phosphoserine Phosphatase, Benzoyl-CoA epoxidase, Aldoxime Dehydratase, Fosfomycin Resistance Protein.

Research Interest

 Computational catalysis