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Molecular Motors: Synthetic DNA‐Based Walkers Inspired by Kinesin
Author(s) -
Kelly T. Ross
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200500568
Subject(s) - kinesin , molecular motor , motion (physics) , scale (ratio) , diagram , computer science , nanotechnology , artificial intelligence , biology , physics , biophysics , materials science , genetics , microtubule , quantum mechanics , database
Molecules that walk the walk! As Confucius reputedly said, “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. Three related strategies that offer initial answers to the challenging design problem of how to control motion across a surface at the molecular scale are highlighted (see diagram).