The possibility of soliton/exciton transfer in proteins.
Recent reviews into the role of electron conduction within protein interactions have implicated the existence of soliton-like mechanisms that result in the conduction of electrons and bond vibrations along alpha-helix sections of proteins. This paper examines the possibility of solitons existing in other portions of a protein. It also investigates whether a soliton or exciton is implicated in vibrational signalling that may be used by biological systems to orchestrate bioprocesses as detailed by the Resonance Recognition Model.
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Department of Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Caulfield, Australia.
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D000818:Animals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004594:Electrophysiology; D008027:Light; D008954:Models, Biological; D011506:Proteins / Q000502:physiology*
D011506:Proteins