World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Chemistry
Ukraine
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
5655
World Ranking
11950
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Ukraine Leader Award

Overview

Dmytro M. Hovorun is affiliated with the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics in Ukraine. Their research spans major fields such as Chemistry and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on subfields including Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Free Radicals and Antioxidants, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure, Molecular Spectroscopy and Chirality, Crystallography and molecular interactions, and advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Hovorun has a record of publishing in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Chemical Physics Impact
  • Applied Sciences
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Symmetry

Selected recent papers by Dmytro M. Hovorun demonstrate the range of their research interests:

  • "A Never-Ending Conformational Story of the Quercetin Molecule: Quantum-Mechanical Investigation of the O3'H and O4'H Hydroxyl Groups Rotations," 2020, Applied Sciences
  • "Effect of Microenvironment on the Geometrical Structure of d(A)5 d(T)5 and d(G)5 d(C)5 DNA Mini-Helixes and the Dickerson Dodecamer: A Density Functional Theory Study," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • "Quantum dancing of the wobble G•T(U/5BrU) nucleobase pairs and its biological roles," 2020, Chemical Physics Impact
  • "A Hidden Side of the Conformational Mobility of the Quercetin Molecule Caused by the Rotations of the O3H, O5H and O7H Hydroxyl Groups: In Silico Scrupulous Study," 2020, Symmetry
  • "A Quantum-Mechanical Looking Behind the Scene of the Classic G·C Nucleobase Pairs Tautomerization," 2020, Frontiers in Chemistry

Collaborations have been a part of Hovorun's scientific activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ol'ha O. Brovarets'
  • Alona Muradova
  • Leonid Gorb
  • Anatolii Pekh
  • A. Yu. Nyporko

Best Publications

  • Downstream elements of mammalian pre‐mRNA polyadenylation signals: primary, secondary and higher‐order structures

    Margarita I. Zarudnaya;Iryna M. Kolomiets;Andriy L. Potyahaylo;Dmytro M. Hovorun

  • Can tautomerization of the A·T Watson-Crick base pair via double proton transfer provoke point mutations during DNA replication? A comprehensive QM and QTAIM analysis

    Ol’ha O. Brovarets;Dmytro M. Hovorun

  • Bridging QTAIM with vibrational spectroscopy: the energy of intramolecular hydrogen bonds in DNA-related biomolecules

    Tymofii Yu. Nikolaienko;Leonid A. Bulavin;Dmytro M. Hovorun;Dmytro M. Hovorun

  • JANPA: An open source cross-platform implementation of the Natural Population Analysis on the Java platform

    Tymofii Y. Nikolaienko;Leonid A. Bulavin;Dmytro M. Hovorun;Dmytro M. Hovorun

  • Intermolecular CH···O/N H-bonds in the biologically important pairs of natural nucleobases: a thorough quantum-chemical study.

    Ol’ha O. Brovarets’;Yevgen P. Yurenko;Dmytro M. Hovorun

  • MP2 and DFT studies of the DNA rare base pairs: The molecular mechanism of the spontaneous substitution mutations conditioned by tautomerism of bases

    Victor I. Danilov;Victor M. Anisimov;Noriyuki Kurita;Dmytro Hovorun

  • The significant role of the intermolecular CH⋯O/N hydrogen bonds in governing the biologically important pairs of the DNA and RNA modified bases: a comprehensive theoretical investigation

    Ol'ha O Brovarets';Yevgen P Yurenko;Dmytro M Hovorun

  • Why the tautomerization of the G·C Watson–Crick base pair via the DPT does not cause point mutations during DNA replication? QM and QTAIM comprehensive analysis

    Ol’ha O. Brovarets’;Dmytro M. Hovorun

  • Molecular structure of free canonical 2′-deoxyribonucleosides: a density functional study

    O.V. Shishkin;O.V. Shishkin;A. Pelmenschikov;D.M. Hovorun;D.M. Hovorun;J. Leszczynski

  • Intramolecular CH···O hydrogen bonds in the AI and BI DNA-like conformers of canonical nucleosides and their Watson-Crick pairs. Quantum chemical and AIM analysis.

    Yevgen P. Yurenko;Roman O. Zhurakivsky;Svitlana P. Samijlenko;Dmytro M. Hovorun

  • Is the DPT tautomerization of the long A·G Watson-Crick DNA base mispair a source of the adenine and guanine mutagenic tautomers? A QM and QTAIM response to the biologically important question

    Ol'ha O. Brovarets';Roman O. Zhurakivsky;Dmytro M. Hovorun

  • The nature of the transition mismatches with Watson-Crick architecture: the G*·T or G·T* DNA base mispair or both? A QM/QTAIM perspective for the biological problem.

    Ol'ha O Brovarets';Dmytro M Hovorun

  • Ab initio comprehensive conformational analysis of 2'-deoxyuridine, the biologically significant DNA minor nucleoside, and reconstruction of its low-temperature matrix infrared spectrum.

    Yevgen P. Yurenko;Roman O. Zhurakivsky;Mahmoud Ghomi;Svitlana P. Samijlenko

  • Ab initio kinetic simulation of gas-phase experiments: tautomerization of cytosine and guanine.

    Dmytro Kosenkov;Yana Kholod;Leonid Gorb;Oleg Shishkin

  • How stable are the mutagenic tautomers of DNA bases

    O. O. Brovarets;D. M. Hovorun

  • Can DNA-binding proteins of replisome tautomerize nucleotide bases? Ab initio model study

    Ol’ha O. Brovarets’;Yevgen P. Yurenko;Igor Ya. Dubey;Dmytro M. Hovorun

  • Tautomeric transition between wobble A·C DNA base mispair and Watson–Crick-like A·C* mismatch: microstructural mechanism and biological significance

    Ol'ha O. Brovarets';Ol'ha O. Brovarets';Dmytro M. Hovorun;Dmytro M. Hovorun

  • How many tautomerization pathways connect Watson–Crick-like G*·T DNA base mispair and wobble mismatches?

    Ol'ha O Brovarets';Ol'ha O Brovarets';Dmytro M Hovorun;Dmytro M Hovorun

  • How many conformers determine the thymidine low-temperature matrix infrared spectrum? DFT and MP2 quantum chemical study.

    Yevgen P. Yurenko;Roman O. Zhurakivsky;Mahmoud Ghomi;Svitlana P. Samijlenko

  • Tautomeric equilibrium of uracil and thymine in model protein-nucleic acid contacts. Spectroscopic and quantum chemical approach.

    Svitlana P. Samijlenko;Yevgen P. Yurenko;Andriy V. Stepanyugin;Dmytro M. Hovorun

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonid Gorb
Leonid Gorb Jackson State University
Jerzy Leszczynski
Jerzy Leszczynski Jackson State University
Oleg V. Shishkin
Oleg V. Shishkin National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Olexandr Isayev
Olexandr Isayev Carnegie Mellon University
Boris F. Minaev
Boris F. Minaev Royal Institute of Technology
Michel Mons
Michel Mons University of Paris-Saclay

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Chemistry in the USA opens doors to various career paths beyond traditional laboratory roles. For example, aspiring healthcare professionals can explore the steps to become a pharmacist, a field that combines chemistry knowledge with patient care and medication management.

For those interested in forensic applications, degrees like an online forensic science degree provide foundational knowledge to work on crime scene analysis, toxicology, and evidence processing. Alternatively, a specialized route such as learning how to become an autopsy technician emphasizes anatomy and pathology, supporting medical examiners in determining causes of death.

For professionals aiming to blend psychology with forensic investigations, an online masters forensic psychology degree allows deeper study of human behavior within legal contexts, complementing chemistry's analytical rigor.

Choosing the right degree and career pathway depends on your interests and goals. Online programs offer flexible and affordable options to tailor your education to the chemical sciences and allied forensic or health disciplines.

Best Scientists Citing Dmytro M. Hovorun

Trending Scientists