Molecular simulations of biochemical processes in
presence of a MW signal
Pellegrino, M.
Apollonio, F.
Liberti, M.
Amadei, A.
Di Nola,
A.
d'Inzeo, G.
ICEmB, Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Rome, Rome
This paper appears in:
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Publication Date: 5-11 July 2008
On page(s): 1 - 4
Location: San Diego, CA
ISBN: 978-1-4244-2041-4
INSPEC Accession Number:10204180
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/APS.2008.4619666
Current Version Published: 2008-09-09
FULL TEXT
The influence of microwaves (MW) electromagnetic (EM) fields are of extreme
importance when considering the processes by which an EM field acts on a
biological system. Here the MW field action on biological molecules or
structures, altering their charge, chemical state, or energy, can be considered
as the first "transduction" step for the occurring of a biological effect.
Previous authors results on MW EM interaction at molecular level regarded a
basic process such as the ligand- binding to a free moving protein. In this work
another equally important process involved in several biochemical reactions is
considered: the electron transfer. The enzyme specifically chosen is superoxide
dismutase (SOD), a metalloenzyme containing copper (Cu) and Zinc (Zn) metal ions.