title: Robust quantization of a molecular motor motion in a stochastic environment.
abstract: We explore quantization of the response of a molecular motor to periodic modulation of control parameters. We formulate the pumping-quantization theorem (PQT) that identifies the conditions for robust integer quantized behavior of a periodically driven molecular machine. Implication of PQT on experiments with catenane molecules are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
authors.forename: V Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Chernyak
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Sinitsyn
mesh_terms: D043863:Catenanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D009038:Motion; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013269:Stochastic Processes
chemical_list: D043863:Catenanes