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Noise-Assisted Quantum Exciton and Electron Transfer in Bio-Complexes with Finite Donor and Acceptor Bandwidths
Alexander I. Nesterov, Gennady P. Berman, Marco Merkli +1
We present an analytic and numerical study of noise-assisted quantum exciton (electron) transfer (ET) in a bio-complex, consisting of an electron donor and acceptor (a dimer), mode…
Dynamical model of the kinesin protein motor
Alexander I Nesterov, Gennady P Berman, Mónica F Ramírez
We model and simulate the stepping dynamics of the kinesin motor including electric and mechanical forces, environmental noise, and the complicated potentials produced by tracking…
Nonlinear Dynamics of Dipoles in Microtubules: Pseudo-Spin Model
Alexander I Nesterov, Mónica F Ramírez, Gennady P Berman +1
We perform a theoretical study of the dynamics of the electric field excitations in a microtubule by taking into consideration the realistic cylindrical geometry, dipole-dipole int…
On Improving the Performance of Nonphotochemical Quenching in CP29 Light-Harvesting Antenna Complex
Gennady P. Berman, Alexander I. Nesterov, Richard T. Sayre +1
We model and simulate the performance of charge-transfer in nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ) in the CP29 light-harvesting antenna-complex associated with photosystem II (PSII). The…
Superradiance Transition and Nonphotochemical Quenching in Photosynthetic Complexes
Gennady P. Berman, Alexander I. Nesterov, Gustavo V. López +1
We demonstrate numerically that superradiance could play a significant role in nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ) in light-harvesting complexes. Our model consists of a network of fi…
The Radical Pair Mechanism and the Avian Chemical Compass: Quantum Coherence and Entanglement
Yiteng Zhang, Gennady P. Berman, Sabre Kais
We review the spin radical pair mechanism which is a promising explanation of avian navigation. This mechanism is based on the dependence of product yields on (1) the hyperfine int…
Decoherence and Spin Echo in Biological Systems
Alexander I. Nesterov, Gennady P. Berman
The spin echo approach is extended to include bio-complexes for which the interaction with dynamical noise is strong. Significant restoration of the free induction decay signal due…
Possible Role of Interference and Sink Effects in Nonphotochemical Quenching in Photosynthetic Complexes
Gennady P. Berman, Alexander I. Nesterov, Shmuel Gurvitz +1
We describe a simple and consistent quantum mathematical model that simulates the possible role of quantum interference and sink effects in the nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ) in…
The Role of Protein Fluctuation Correlations in Electron Transfer in Photosynthetic Complexes
Alexander I. Nesterov, Gennady P. Berman
We consider the dependence of the electron transfer in photosynthetic complexes on correlation properties of random fluctuations of the protein environment. The electron subsystem…
Multi-Scale Exciton and Electron Transfer in Multi-Level Donor-Acceptor System
Shmuel Gurvitz, Alexander I. Nesterov, Gennady P. Berman
We study theoretically the noise-assisted quantum exciton (electron) transfer (ET) in bio-complexes consisting of a single-level electron donor and an acceptor which has a complica…
Sensitivity and Entanglement in the Avian Chemical Compass
Yiteng Zhang, Gennady P. Berman, Sabre Kais
The Radical Pair Mechanism can help to explain avian orientation and navigation. Some evidence indicates that the intensity of external magnetic fields plays an important role in a…
Noise-assisted quantum electron transfer in photosynthetic complexes
Alexander I. Nesterov, Gennady P. Berman, José Manuel Sánchez Martínez +1
Electron transfer (ET) between primary electron donors and acceptors is modeled in the photosystem II reaction center (RC). Our model includes (i) two discrete energy levels associ…