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Are intermediate states responsible for certain specific properties of biological macromolecules?
Author(s) -
Biczó G.,
Lukovits I.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.560160106
Subject(s) - zigzag , macromolecule , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , chemical physics , translation (biology) , matrix (chemical analysis) , recursion (computer science) , chemistry , transfer matrix , range (aeronautics) , electron transfer , physics , computational chemistry , theoretical physics , materials science , quantum mechanics , computer science , mathematics , gene , biochemistry , geometry , chromatography , algorithm , messenger rna , composite material , computer vision
A new electron structural mechanism is proposed for interpretations in molecular biology, in addition to the already existing theories of Szent‐Györgyi (semiconductivity) and Fröhlich (long‐range coherence). The hypothetical “intermediate‐” or “zigzag states” ( ZZS ) of solids are investigated by the recursion (transfer matrix) method. The physical reality of the ZZS is discussed up to an SCF DODS ‐type theory and the necessity of additional less approximate investigations is emphasized. The possible role of ZZS in the explanation of: (i) translation in protein synthesis, (ii) energy and charge transfer processes, as well as (iii) initiation of protein formation is outlined.