title: Some important concepts in the current theories of electron transfer in biological systems.
abstract: The main concepts pertinent to the current theories of electron transfer in biological systems are briefly presented. The different models used to evaluate the purely electronic factors of the transfer are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D004579:Electron Transport; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D009686:Nuclear Physics; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010788:Photosynthesis; D012241:Rhodopseudomonas / Q000378:metabolism; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins