Quantum Mechanical Coherence of K<sup>+</sup> Ion Wave Packets Increases Conduction in the KcsA Ion Channel

Quantum Mechanical Coherence of K<sup>+</sup> Ion Wave Packets Increases Conduction in the KcsA Ion Channel

We simulate the transmission of K<sup>+</sup> ions through the KcsA potassium ion channel filter region at physiological temperatures, employing classical molecular dynamics (MD) at the atomic scale together with a quantum mechanical version of MD simulation (QMD), treating single ions a...

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Main Authors: Johann Summhammer, Georg Sulyok, Gustav Bernroider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
potassium ion channel
KcsA channel
selectivity filter
quantum wave packet
coherence time
biological quantum coherence
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/12/4250

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