Chirality as a Physical Aspect of Structure Formation in Biological Macromolecular Systemsстатья
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Аннотация:A novel regularity of hierarchical structures is found in the formation of chiral
biological macromolecular systems. The formation of structures with alternating chirality
(helical structures) serves as an instrument of stratification. The ability of a carbon atom to
form chiral compounds is an important factor that determined the carbon basis of living
systems on the Earth as well as their development through a series of chiral bifurcations. In the
course of biological evolution, the helical structures became basic elements of the molecular
machines in the cell. The discreteness of structural levels allowed the mechanical degrees of
freedom formation in the molecular machines in the cell.