Title :
A possible role of excitons within the protein backbone
Author :
Ciblis, P. ; Cosic, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Caulfield, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
A possible role of excitons within the protein backbone is examined. Exciton velocities for poly-alanine are calculated and compared with sound and soliton velocities. Implications for the Resonance Recognition Model are then discussed
Keywords :
excitons; molecular biophysics; physiological models; proteins; solitons; amino acid sequence; electron conduction; excitons role; protein backbone; protein interactions; resonance recognition model; soliton velocity; sound velocity; vibrational signalling; Amino acids; Bonding; Electrons; Excitons; Predictive models; Protein engineering; Resonance; Solitons; Spine; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Bioelectromagnetism, 1998. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3867-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICBEM.1998.666410
