Effect of ELF e.m. fields on metalloprotein redox-active sites

Details Effect of ELF e.m. fields on metalloprotein redox-active sites Effect of ELF e.m. fields on metalloprotein redox-active sites

2008-01-18

arxiv.org/abs/0801.2920v1

Physics

Biological Physics

18 pages, 4 figures

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The peculiarity of the distribution and geometry of metallic ions in enzymes pushed us to set the hypothesis that metallic ions in active-site act like tiny antennas able to pick up very feeble e.m. signals. Enzymatic activity of Cu2+, Zn2+ Superoxide Dismutase (SOD1) and Fe2+ Xanthine Oxidase (XO) has been studied, following in vitro generation and removal of free radicals. We observed that Superoxide radicals generation by XO is increased by a weak field having the Larmor frequency fL of Fe2+ while the SOD1 kinetics is sensibly reduced by exposure to a weak field having the frequency fL of Cu2+ ion.

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