Open AccessIntra-molecular refrigeration in enzymes
Author(s) -
Hans J. Briegel,
Sandu Popescu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society a mathematical physical and engineering sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1471-2946
pISSN - 1364-5021
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.2011.0290
Subject(s) - refrigeration , mechanism (biology) , simple (philosophy) , enzyme , chemistry , biochemical engineering , computational biology , biology , thermodynamics , biochemistry , physics , engineering , philosophy , epistemology , quantum mechanics
We present a simple mechanism for intra-molecular refrigeration, where parts of a molecule are actively cooled below the environmental temperature. We discuss the potential role and applications of such a mechanism in biology, in particular in enzymatic reactions.
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