title: Electromagnetic acceleration of the Belousov-Zhabotinski reaction.
abstract: Acceleration of the Belousov-Zhabotinski (BZ) reaction, in stirred homogeneous solutions, by low frequency electromagnetic (EM) fields has provided new insights into EM interaction mechanisms. The acceleration varies inversely with the basal reaction rate, indicating that the applied magnetic field and the intrinsic chemical driving forces affect the same electron transfer reaction. The amplitude and frequency dependence of the EM field interactions are also consistent with interaction during electron transfer. A mechanism based on interaction with moving electrons offers a way of explaining the ability of EM fields to stimulate gene expression, in particular the stress response, since electrons have been shown to move in DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, 630 W 168 Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. mb32@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blank
authors.forename: Lily
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Soo
mesh_terms: D001959:Bromates / Q000737:chemistry; D001966:Bromine / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004579:Electron Transport / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000528:radiation effects; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D008314:Malonates / Q000737:chemistry; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001959:Bromates; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D008314:Malonates; D004247:DNA; C030290:malonic acid; D007501:Iron; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D001966:Bromine