Also: quantum coherence, FMO complex, hydrogen tunneling
Whether living things use quantum effects. Enzyme hydrogen tunneling is well supported; long-lived quantum coherence in photosynthesis is disputed.
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Klinman and Kohen reviewed how quantum hydrogen tunneling in enzymatic C–H bond cleavage reveals the role of protein dynamics in catalysis.
As reported in: Klinman, Kohen (2013). Hydrogen Tunneling Links Protein Dynamics to Enzyme Catalysis. Annual Review of Biochemistry. doi:10.1146/annurev-biochem-051710-133623
Engel and colleagues reported evidence of long-lived electronic quantum coherence in energy transfer in the FMO photosynthetic complex.
As reported in: Engel, Calhoun, Read et al. (2007). Evidence for wavelike energy transfer through quantum coherence in photosynthetic systems. Nature. doi:10.1038/nature05678
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Duan and colleagues concluded nature does not rely on long-lived electronic quantum coherence for photosynthetic energy transfer.
As reported in: Duan, Prokhorenko, Cogdell et al. (2017). Nature does not rely on long-lived electronic quantum coherence for photosynthetic energy transfer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi:10.1073/pnas.1702261114
Lambert and colleagues reviewed possible quantum effects in photosynthesis, bird magnetoreception and other systems, with evidence for and against a functional role.
As reported in: Lambert, Chen, Cheng et al. (2012). Quantum biology. Nature Physics. doi:10.1038/nphys2474
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