Intra-molecular refrigeration in enzymes

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作者
Briegel, Hans J. [1 ,2 ]
Popescu, Sandu [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Innsbruck, Inst Theoret Phys, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
[2] Austrian Acad Sci, Inst Quantenoptik & Quanteninformat, Innsbruck, Austria
[3] Univ Bristol, HH Wills Phys Lab, Bristol BS8 1TL, Avon, England
基金
奥地利科学基金会;
关键词
novel biological effects; enzymes; thermodynamics; CATALYSIS; DYNAMICS;
D O I
10.1098/rspa.2011.0290
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We present a simple mechanism for intra-molecular refrigeration, where parts of a molecule are actively cooled below the environmental temperature. We discuss the potential role and applications of such a mechanism in biology, in particular in enzymatic reactions.
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