Quantum Biology: An Update and Perspective

Youngchan Kim; Federico Bertagna; Edeline M. D’Souza; Derren J. Heyes; Linus O. Johannissen; Eveliny T. Nery; Antonio Pantelias; Alejandro Sanchez-Pedreño Jimenez; Louie Slocombe; Michael G. Spencer; Jim Al-Khalili; Gregory S. Engel; Sam Hay; Suzanne M. Hingley-Wilson; Kamalan Jeevaratnam; Alex R. Jones; Daniel R. Kattnig; Rebecca Lewis; Marco Sacchi; Nigel S. Scrutton; S. Ravi P. Silva; Johnjoe McFadden

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Quantum Biology: An Update and Perspective

Youngchan Kim, Federico Bertagna, Edeline M. D’Souza, Derren J. Heyes, Linus O. Johannissen, Eveliny T. Nery, Antonio Pantelias, Alejandro Sanchez-Pedreño Jimenez, Louie Slocombe, Michael G. Spencer, …

Quantum Reports, Vol.3(6), pp.80-126

26/01/2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/quantum3010006

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quantum biology

synthetic light harvesting system

ion channel

non-trivial quantum effects in biology

quantum tunnelling in enzyme-catalysed reactions

Photosynthesis

Understanding the rules of life is one of the most important scientific endeavours and has revolutionised both biology and biotechnology. Remarkable advances in observation techniques allow us to investigate a broad range of complex and dynamic biological processes in which living systems could exploit quantum behaviour to enhance and regulate biological functions. Recent evidence suggests that these non-trivial quantum mechanical effects may play a crucial role in maintaining the non-equilibrium state of biomolecular systems. Quantum biology is the study of such quantum aspects of living systems. In this review, we summarise the latest progress in quantum biology, including the areas of enzyme-catalysed reactions, photosynthesis, spin-dependent reactions, DNA, fluorescent proteins, and ion channels. Many of these results are expected to be fundamental building blocks towards understanding the rules of life.

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Title: Quantum Biology: An Update and Perspective
Creators: Youngchan Kim - University of Surrey, School of Biosciences
Federico Bertagna - University of Surrey, School of Biosciences
Edeline M. D’Souza - Leverhulme Quantum Biology Doctoral Training Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
Derren J. Heyes - Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
Linus O. Johannissen - Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
Eveliny T. Nery - Leverhulme Quantum Biology Doctoral Training Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
Antonio Pantelias - Leverhulme Quantum Biology Doctoral Training Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
Alejandro Sanchez-Pedreño Jimenez - Leverhulme Quantum Biology Doctoral Training Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
Louie Slocombe - University of Surrey, School of Biosciences
Michael G. Spencer - University of Surrey, School of Biosciences
Jim Al-Khalili - University of Surrey, School of Maths and Physics
Gregory S. Engel - Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Sam Hay - Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
Suzanne M. Hingley-Wilson - Department of Microbial and Cellular Sciences, School of Bioscience and Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
Kamalan Jeevaratnam - University of Surrey, School of Veterinary Medicine
Alex R. Jones - Biometrology, Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Hampton Road, Middlesex TW11 0LW, UK
Daniel R. Kattnig - Living Systems Institute, Department of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QL, UK
Rebecca Lewis - University of Surrey, School of Veterinary Medicine
Marco Sacchi - University of Surrey, Department of Chemistry
Nigel S. Scrutton - Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
S. Ravi P. Silva - University of Surrey, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
Johnjoe McFadden - University of Surrey, School of Biosciences
Publication Details: Quantum Reports, Vol.3(6), pp.80-126
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 26/01/2021
Date accepted: 20/01/2021
Grant note: Contributions from all authors within the Leverhulme Quantum Biology Doctoral Training Centre at the University of Surrey were funded by a Leverhulme Trust doctoral training centre grant number DS-2017-079. F.B. is funded by the Astor Foundation.
Identifiers: 99542122302346
Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Academic Unit: Department of Chemistry; School of Maths and Physics; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Biosciences
Language: English
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Quantum Biology: An Update and Perspective

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