Kinetic asymmetry allows macromolecular catalysts to drive an information ratchet
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11402-7
Abstract: Molecular machines carry out their function by equilibrium mechanical motions in environments that are far from thermodynamic equilibrium. The mechanically equilibrated character of the trajectories of the macromolecule has allowed development of a powerful theoretical… read more here.
Keywords: kinetic asymmetry; macromolecular catalysts; information ratchet; equilibrium ... See more keywords