DocumentCode :
2773278
Title :
Molecular simulations of biochemical processes in presence of a MW signal
Author :
Pellegrino, M. ; Apollonio, F. ; Liberti, M. ; Amadei, A. ; Nola, A. Di ; Inzeo, G.D.
Author_Institution :
ICEmB, Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Rome, Rome
fYear :
2008
fDate :
5-11 July 2008
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
4
Abstract :
The influence of microwaves (MW) electromagnetic (EM) fields are of extreme importance when considering the processes by which an EM field acts on a biological system. Here the MW field action on biological molecules or structures, altering their charge, chemical state, or energy, can be considered as the first "transduction" step for the occurring of a biological effect. Previous authors results on MW EM interaction at molecular level regarded a basic process such as the ligand- binding to a free moving protein. In this work another equally important process involved in several biochemical reactions is considered: the electron transfer. The enzyme specifically chosen is superoxide dismutase (SOD), a metalloenzyme containing copper (Cu) and Zinc (Zn) metal ions.
Keywords :
biological effects of microwaves; charge exchange; copper; zinc; JkJk-Cu; JkJk-Zn; biochemical reactions; biological system; electromagnetic fields; electron transfer; metalloenzyme; microwaves signal; molecular simulations; superoxide dismutase; Biochemistry; Biological system modeling; Biological systems; Chemicals; Copper; Electromagnetic fields; Electrons; Proteins; Signal processing; Zinc;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4619666
Filename :
4619666
Link To Document :
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