Quantum states in proteins and protein assemblies: The essence of life?

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5467, Issue , 2004, Pages 27-41

  Hameroef, Stuart ^a   Tuszynski, Jack ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bose Einstein condensation; Cytoskeleton; Decoherence; Evolution; Life; London forces; Microtubules; Protein conformation; Quantum coherence; Quantum superposition

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETONS; MICROTUBULES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; QUANTUM COHERENCE;

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONDENSATION; DNA; PROTEINS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 4344716614     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.548520     Document Type: Conference Paper

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