Davydov solitons in polypeptides
The experimental evidence for self-trapping of amide-I (CO stretching) vibrational energy in crystalline acetanilide (a model protein) is reviewed and related to A. S. Davydov's theory of solitons as a mechanism for energy storage and transport in protein. Particular attention is paid to the construction of quantum states that contain N amide-I vibrational quanta. It is noted that the N = 2 state is almost exactly resonant with the free energy that is released upon hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate. 30 references, 4 figures, 3 tables.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6443952
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-84-3339; ON: DE85002436
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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