A minimal 2D model of the free energy surface for a unidirectional natural molecular motor |
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Authors: | Wolfgang Quapp |
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Affiliation: | 1.Mathematisches Institut,Universit?t Leipzig,Leipzig,Germany |
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Abstract: | A schematic model of a natural molecular motor is proposed. It uses the change of the free energy surface to an effective surface as long as the enzyme is active. This effective surface acts as a trapdoor and explains the power stroke in biomotors, as well as its unidirectional movement. Then a thermal relaxation can do the energy transduction of the motor. The model uses Newton trajectories to explain the movement of stationary points on the effective surface. |
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