On a possible mechanism of the effect of microwave radiation on biological macromolecules

V. N. Nikiforov; A. V. Ivanov; E. K. Ivanova; K. P. Tamarov; B. L. Oksengendler

doi:10.1134/S0006350916020123

On a possible mechanism of the effect of microwave radiation on biological macromolecules

Authors: Nikiforov V.N.¹, Ivanov A.V.², Ivanova E.K.³, Tamarov K.P.¹, Oksengendler B.L.³
Affiliations:
1. Department of Physics
2. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center
3. Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics
Issue: Vol 61, No 2 (2016)
Pages: 213-216
Section: Molecular Biophysics
URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/0006-3509/article/view/151947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0006350916020123
ID: 151947

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A model that describes the dissociation of a hydrogen bond in water clusters when irradiated by an electromagnetic field in the microwave range is proposed. The model is also applicable for the case of the rupture of the covalent bond of the water molecule in a cluster. If the energy absorption occurs at the interface of water and polymer clusters (e.g., DNA and chitosan), degradation of the polymer chain is possible.