Materials Science Forum, Vol.494, 513-518, 2005
Biopolymer chain folding and biomolecular recognition: A quantum decoherence theory approach
In this paper we describe the biopolymer chain folding problem in the framework of the so-called quantum decoherence theory. As we propose a rather qualitative scenario yet bearing generality, it seems this provides promising basis for the solution-in-principle of the (semi) classically hard kinetic problem of biopolymer chain folding from coiled to native conformation in highly selective ligand-proteins/target-receptors biomolecular recognition processes, implying underlying macroscopic quantum nonlocality on the level of biological cell.
Keywords:biomolecular recognition processes;biopolymer kinetics;chain folding problem;conformational stability;conformational transitions;quantum decoherence