Contradictory data in the huge literature on microwaves bio-effects may result from a poor understanding of the mechanisms of interaction between microwaves and biological systems. Molecular simulations of biochemical processes seem to be a promising tool to comprehend microwave induced bio-effects. Molecular simulations of classical and quantum events involved in relevant biochemical processes enable to follow the dynamic evolution of a biochemical reaction in the presence of microwave fields. In this paper, the action of a microwave signal (1 GHz) on the covalent binding process of a ligand (carbon monoxide) to a protein (myoglobin) has been studied. Our results indicate that microwave fields, with intensities much below the atomic/molecular electric interactions, cannot affect such biochemical process.
Apollonio, F., Liberti, M., Amadei, A., Aschi, M., Pellegrino, M., D'Alessandro, M., et al. (2008). Mixed quantum-classical methods for molecular simulations of biochemical reactions with microwave fields: The case study of myoglobin. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES, 56(11), 2511-2519 [10.1109/TMTT.2008.2005890].
Mixed quantum-classical methods for molecular simulations of biochemical reactions with microwave fields: The case study of myoglobin
AMADEI, ANDREA;
2008-01-01
Abstract
Contradictory data in the huge literature on microwaves bio-effects may result from a poor understanding of the mechanisms of interaction between microwaves and biological systems. Molecular simulations of biochemical processes seem to be a promising tool to comprehend microwave induced bio-effects. Molecular simulations of classical and quantum events involved in relevant biochemical processes enable to follow the dynamic evolution of a biochemical reaction in the presence of microwave fields. In this paper, the action of a microwave signal (1 GHz) on the covalent binding process of a ligand (carbon monoxide) to a protein (myoglobin) has been studied. Our results indicate that microwave fields, with intensities much below the atomic/molecular electric interactions, cannot affect such biochemical process.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.