Title :
Mathematical theory of molecular motors and a new approach
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Math. & Stat., Univ. of California, CA, USA
Abstract :
Molecular motors operate in an environment dominated by
Keywords :
Brownian motion; Fokker-Planck equation; cell motility; fluctuations; free energy; microorganisms; molecular biophysics; probability; proteins; rectification; time series; Brownian ratchet; F1 ATPase; Fokker Planck equation; Langevin equation; Stokes efficiency; active force; artificial motors; backward fluctuations; bacterial flagellar motor; binding zipper model; free energy barriers; half-channel model; isothermal environment; mathematical theory; molecular motors; motor potential profile; probability density; protein motors; reaction site; rectifying fluctuations; stochastic evolution; thermal fluctuations; time series; unidirectional motion;
Journal_Title :
Nanobiotechnology, IEE Proceedings -
DOI :
10.1049/ip-nbt:20031075
