M. H. Teixeira

Balanced internal hydration discriminates substrate binding to respiratory complex I

The paper investigates how hydration within the protein chamber of respiratory complex I affects the binding of ubiquinone with different tail lengths, revealing a hydration mechanism that influences substrate selectivity and reactivity.

Effects of lipid composition on membrane distribution and permeability of natural quinones

This study uses molecular dynamics simulations to show that membrane unsaturation increases quinone permeability and diffusion by creating a more porous and less ordered bilayer.