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. 1970 Jul;66(3):837–843. doi: 10.1073/pnas.66.3.837

Biological Electron Transport Systems

Dwaine O Cowan 1,*, Gavril Pasternak 1,†, Frank Kaufman 1,‡
PMCID: PMC283126  PMID: 5269247

Abstract

The solid-state electrical conductivities of a number of ferredoxin model compounds are reported. For one of these compounds, (KFeS2)n, an electron transfer rate for a 25 Å unit is shown to be at least 1 × 108 electrons sec-1. The rate becomes proportionally larger for smaller molecular units. This rapid rate is consistant with a short pipe model for electron transport between two reaction sites. Some of the factors leading to this rapid transfer rate are considered.

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