TITLE:
DNA Circuit System and Charge Transfer Mechanism
AUTHORS:
Kunming Xu
KEYWORDS:
Conductivity; Capacitor; Inductance; Oscillatory
JOURNAL NAME:
Engineering,
Vol.5 No.10B,
December
17,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Based on the accurate identification of chemical
structures as electric elements, we described charge transport mechanism in a
DNA molecule by a stepwiseLCoscillatory circuitry, in which every base pair is a capacitor, every phosphate
bridge is an inductor, and every deoxyribose is a charge router. The circuit
model agrees with established experimental evidence that has supported
super-exchange and hopping mechanisms so far. This alternative charge transport
mechanism through both strands of DNA matches the fidelity and reliability of
its chemical structure.