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Physics of the ATPase molecular motor

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A physical description of the rotary molecular motors is given, the fundamental relationships between the dynamic characteristics of the motors are found, and their basic macroscopic parameters are evaluated. The role of the molecular chirality is explained. The membrane nanostructure and the ionic subsystem as elements of the motors are discussed in much detail. The stochastic features of the thermal noise-assisted processes occurring in the motors are established.

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  1. Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117333, Russia

    S. Pikin

  2. Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universitat Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Deutschland

    W. Haase

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From Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 119, No. 1, 2001, pp. 199–204.

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Pikin, S., Haase, W. Physics of the ATPase molecular motor. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 92, 174–178 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1348474

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