Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1813597 | Physica B: Condensed Matter | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Biological motors generally fall into two categories: (1) those that convert chemical into mechanical energy via hydrolysis of a nucleoside triphosphate, usually adenosine triphosphate, regarded as life's chemical currency of energy and (2) membrane bound motors driven directly by an ion gradient and/or membrane potential. Here we argue that electrostatic interactions play a vital role for both types of motors and, therefore, the tools of physics can greatly contribute to understanding biological motors.
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Authors
John H. Miller Jr., Vijayanand Vajrala, Hans L. Infante, James R. Claycomb, Akilan Palanisami, Jie Fang, George T. Mercier,