DocumentCode
2231847
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
fYear
1998
fDate
15-18 Feb 1998
Firstpage
91
Lastpage
92
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioelectromagnetism, 1998. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3867-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICBEM.1998.666410
Filename
666410
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