# Quantum transport and utilization of free energy in protein α-helices

@article{Georgiev2020QuantumTA,
title={Quantum transport and utilization of free energy in protein $\alpha$-helices},
author={Danko D. Georgiev and James F. Glazebrook},
journal={arXiv: Biological Physics},
year={2020},
volume={82},
pages={253-300}
}
• Published 18 March 2020
• Physics
• arXiv: Biological Physics
6 Citations
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